Here are some photos from Hilary Ash that show some
of the wildlife that was seen in New Ferry Butterfly Park in July.
1. Caterpillar on bindweed – it’s good that
something eats this plant! The flowers are attractive but this is another
Victorian garden escape that can over-run an area.
2. Cinnabar moth caterpillar on ragwort. A good
year for this declining moth.
3. A common blue butterfly roosting on purple
loosestrife. Holly blues are out now as well.
4. A comma butterfly that must have had a narrow escape - it has lost part of its hind wings.
5. Speckled wood
6. Red valerian
7. Rose bay willowherb
8. St John’s wort
We were very pleased to welcome
Cheshire Wildlife Trust's chairman Bill Stothart and his wife Catherine (far
right on the first photograph) for a visit to New Ferry Butterfly Park on July
21st. The weather obliged with plenty of butterflies and bees to be seen.
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