Love the photos There are so many Peacock butterflies this year (as well as the horrid cabbage white). Their main food is nettle so people must be leaving more to grow. Loads on the buddliea in the garden where I worked today. The neighbour said he had seen a silver wash fritillary on it too but I couldn't find it
Great photos We have also had a great many Peacock and Cabbage white butterflies but also a few red admirals, again mainly on the buddlieas.This is the first time I have invested in a bird feeder and I wish I had done it years ago.
hundreds of tortashell butterflies on the burdock at west lydford,so many it was a joy to see and again today on the Mendips hundreds of peacock butterflies on the wild buddlia growing on the side of the bridlepath.in my garden i have lots of whites ,two peacocks,two tortshell , a comma and a woody one.
Was at the nursery today and it was just teeming with butterflies and bees. Really lovely. Mainly torties and peacocks here but used to always get red admirals and painted ladies so I'm hoping they're still to come. the buddleia's covered in bees - various types - great to see so many.
They do a lot of damage don't they Netherfield? I think fine netting's about the only deterrent that seems to work.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
fabulous....... I seem to attract cabbage white in my veg patch who has given me lots of caterpillars
Never mind next year I will be better prepared plant well away from the net so they cant get their eggs laid but I will make sure that part of the garden will have a special place for them xx
Gorgeous Butterflies. I also have a buddleja in my garden which has been inundated with all kinds of butterflies. I've also noticed that when it starts to get dark at night there is loads of moths hovering round the buddleja too.
I'll probably be considered mad, but my nasturtiums are covered with large white caterpillars. There are a few small white caterpillars as well.
Netherfield - those are large white caterpillars. Small whites are plain green. Large white buterflies are partially migratory (if I remember correctly) and when the weather is good we get an influx of adults from the Continent. A bit like Painted Ladies.
Sweet Rocket (a native wildflower) is a member of the brassica family and is also a food plant for the 'cabbage' whites (well, it is here, anyway). The plant is a biennial and has done flowering by the time the whites lay most of their eggs. Anyone looking for a plant that emits a sweet, heady evening scent for the wilder parts of the garden might like to consider sweet rocket
We have also had loads of butterflies on our purple buddleias. I really like the white variety of this plant - does anyone know whether it attracts as many butterflies as the purple ones please?
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Love the photos
There are so many Peacock butterflies this year (as well as the horrid cabbage white). Their main food is nettle so people must be leaving more to grow. Loads on the buddliea in the garden where I worked today. The neighbour said he had seen a silver wash fritillary on it too but I couldn't find it 
Great photos
We have also had a great many Peacock and Cabbage white butterflies but also a few red admirals, again mainly on the buddlieas.This is the first time I have invested in a bird feeder and I wish I had done it years ago.
hundreds of tortashell butterflies on the burdock at west lydford,so many it was a joy to see and again today on the Mendips hundreds of peacock butterflies on the wild buddlia growing on the side of the bridlepath.in my garden i have lots of whites ,two peacocks,two tortshell , a comma and a woody one.
Only problem with the Cabbage whites is this
Devastated our Swede leaves within 24 hours.
Lots of Peacocks and Cabbage Whites about this year.
Was at the nursery today and it was just teeming with butterflies and bees. Really lovely. Mainly torties and peacocks here but used to always get red admirals and painted ladies so I'm hoping they're still to come. the buddleia's covered in bees - various types - great to see so many.
They do a lot of damage don't they Netherfield? I think fine netting's about the only deterrent that seems to work.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
fabulous....... I seem to attract cabbage white in my veg patch who has given me lots of caterpillars
Never mind next year I will be better prepared plant well away from the net so they cant get their eggs laid but I will make sure that part of the garden will have a special place for them xx
Gorgeous Butterflies. I also have a buddleja in my garden which has been inundated with all kinds of butterflies. I've also noticed that when it starts to get dark at night there is loads of moths hovering round the buddleja too.
I'll probably be considered mad, but my nasturtiums are covered with large white caterpillars. There are a few small white caterpillars as well.
Netherfield - those are large white caterpillars. Small whites are plain green. Large white buterflies are partially migratory (if I remember correctly) and when the weather is good we get an influx of adults from the Continent. A bit like Painted Ladies.
Sweet Rocket (a native wildflower) is a member of the brassica family and is also a food plant for the 'cabbage' whites (well, it is here, anyway). The plant is a biennial and has done flowering by the time the whites lay most of their eggs. Anyone looking for a plant that emits a sweet, heady evening scent for the wilder parts of the garden might like to consider sweet rocket
We have also had loads of butterflies on our purple buddleias. I really like the white variety of this plant - does anyone know whether it attracts as many butterflies as the purple ones please?
I've got a white buddleia and its attracted loads of butterflies, wasps and bees. Its been wonderful watching them. Wish I'd got a buddleia before.