Old Moor & Dearne Valley

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  • Photo: Another Meadow Brown

    Just hanging around the vetch, there's lots of these butterflies at this time of year.
  • Photo: Butterfy

    Taken as I walked from one bird hide to the next. I think it's an female orange tip. But I'm not sure...
  • Photo: Comma

    The Comma butterfly has distinctive ragged-edged wings and a white 'comma' mark on the underwing. Seen here on Buddleia near the Family Hide.
  • Photo: Comma & Peacock Butterflies

    Comma & Peacock butterflies enjoying the Buddleja at Old Moor.
  • Photo: Common Blue Butterfly

    Seen on Birds-foot Trefoil by the Wildlife Ponds.
  • Photo: Common Blue pair

    Spotted in the first patch of greenery out of reception towards the pond dipping station. I must have attracted a few funny looks as I had to lie flat on my front to take this whilst people walked round me.
  • Photo: Dinky-Skipper

    Dinky-Skipper taken Old Moor April 2011near pond dipping pool
  • Photo: Dinky-Skipper

    Dinky-Skipper taken near the pond dipping pool May 2011
  • Photo: Female Common Blue Butterfly

    A bit jaded looking but still pretty, on Green Lane this afternoon.
  • Photo: Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper taken at Old Moor July 2010
  • Photo: Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)

    Another from Old Moor on Thursday..
  • Photo: Holly Blue

    Holly Blue Butterfly on wild Marjoram in the wildlife garden.
  • Photo: Just Good Friends

    A pair of Common Blue butterflies getting to know each other.
  • Photo: Male Common Blue Butterfly

    Male Common Blue Butterfly taken along Warbler Way May 21st 2011
  • Photo: Not So Dingy Skipper

    Dingy Skippers came to life round the wildlife ponds in the sunshine today.
  • Photo: Orange Tip Butterfly

    Orange Tip Butterfly flitting around the garden at Old Moor.
  • Photo: Ringlet

    One of many Ringlet butterflies I saw today at Haw Park Wood.
  • Photo: Small Copper

    Enjoying a meal on a michaelmas daisy in the afternoon sunshine.
  • Photo: Small Skipper

    Few of these flying around today, lovely little things. Taken at RSPB Old Moor
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