After an early lunch Ellie and I set off to a site just south of Shaftesbury to search for a butterfly that is rapidly decreasing in numbers, the Silver-spotted Skipper. We arrived at about 1.30pm and started walking down in to a valley, seeing a couple of Holly Blues, Speckled Woods and Green-veined Whites along the way. As we walked down the hill we met a couple coming the other way, and on asking about the butterflies told us we were heading the wrong way! Fortunately they gave us directions and before long we had found the field we were looking for. Ellie was by this time feeling rather tired so she walked back to the car, but I set about trying to find some butterflies. There were loads of Meadow Browns and a few Small Heaths and Small Coppers, and after some searching I was lucky enough to find a couple of Silver-spotted Skippers and soon called others over to see them too.
So after a successful trip we headed back home after an enjoyable afternoon out.
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