Daneway Banks
Daneway Banks is a fantastic example of limestone grassland, which is managed in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society (RES) both as a nature reserve and a place of ecological study.…
Daneway Banks is a fantastic example of limestone grassland, which is managed in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society (RES) both as a nature reserve and a place of ecological study.…
In the past couple of weeks we’ve learnt a little about large blue butterflies and how we are working to protect them in Gloucestershire.
Here we’ll take you through what you might expect…
Wake up with the birds and experience Siccaridge Woods and Daneway Banks at dawn.
Last week we learnt a little about the large blue butterfly’s interesting lifecycle and its important relationship with a certain red ant.
Here we talk about the grasslands where the large…
Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.
After a number of successful reintroduction projects, the large blue flew in its greatest numbers and in more places since records began.
Help the large blue have a larger home by supporting our work in connecting up crucial grasslands vital for butterfly survival.
In the previous two blogs we’ve learnt about the large blue’s lifecycle and how me manage our nature reserve, Daneway Banks, to make sure they have a suitable home.
Here we focus on what we…
Look out for the small Holly Blue in your garden or local park. It is the first blue butterfly to emerge in spring, and a second generation appears in summer. The caterpillars are fond of holly…