{"id":28864,"date":"2023-07-27T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=28864"},"modified":"2023-07-27T10:26:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:26:22","slug":"august-in-the-country-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/2023\/07\/27\/august-in-the-country-2\/","title":{"rendered":"August in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro\">Pictures \u203a Wildlife \u203a People &amp; Places \u203a Country Know-how \u203a Food<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"sans-serif article-full-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\">THE BIG PICTURE <\/h4>\n\n<figure class=\"no-tts wp-block-image alignwide article-in-image photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2047\" height=\"1704\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/6f10b1d3-be69-4829-a583-aea8b9fc15cb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-28837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/6f10b1d3-be69-4829-a583-aea8b9fc15cb.jpg 2047w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/6f10b1d3-be69-4829-a583-aea8b9fc15cb-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/6f10b1d3-be69-4829-a583-aea8b9fc15cb-1024x852.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/6f10b1d3-be69-4829-a583-aea8b9fc15cb-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/6f10b1d3-be69-4829-a583-aea8b9fc15cb-1536x1279.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2047px) 100vw, 2047px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>FALLING FOR SUMMER <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Near the small village of Dinas Mawddwy in Gwynedd, the River Dyfi runs over moss-covered boulders as streams of sunlight illuminate Pen y Bont waterfall. Located in Snowdonia National Park, this is a watery landscape, where the Dyfi is joined by the rivers Cywarch and Cerist and salmon still lurk. The 30-mile-long Dyfi is considered by many to be the dividing line between north and south Wales, as it forms the natural northern boundary to Ceredigion.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"no-tts wp-block-image alignwide article-in-image photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1790\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/a74cfb8f-5b66-44d8-b049-91ccccf445a6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-28838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/a74cfb8f-5b66-44d8-b049-91ccccf445a6.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/a74cfb8f-5b66-44d8-b049-91ccccf445a6-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/a74cfb8f-5b66-44d8-b049-91ccccf445a6-1024x895.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/a74cfb8f-5b66-44d8-b049-91ccccf445a6-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/a74cfb8f-5b66-44d8-b049-91ccccf445a6-1536x1343.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>CURLEW CONSERVATION <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">The largest European wading bird, the curlew spends summer on the moors. Sadly, this distinctive bird, with its bubbling call and long, down-curved bill, is endangered. In May, to help expand the bird\u2019s breeding range, the largest translocation of curlew eggs ever undertaken took place, with 120 eggs transported from the Yorkshire Dales to south England. Five Yorkshire estates with healthy breeding populations provided the eggs; once hatched, the chicks will be raised in special pens before being released.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"no-tts wp-block-image alignwide article-in-image photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1182\" height=\"1563\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/722b9b32-2aaf-4158-9946-211cb88426c4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-28839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/722b9b32-2aaf-4158-9946-211cb88426c4.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/722b9b32-2aaf-4158-9946-211cb88426c4-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/722b9b32-2aaf-4158-9946-211cb88426c4-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/722b9b32-2aaf-4158-9946-211cb88426c4-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/722b9b32-2aaf-4158-9946-211cb88426c4-1162x1536.jpg 1162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>SUPER HAVEN <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">A rare heath tiger beetle perches in its traditional Dorset stronghold at the Purbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve. This first-ever super reserve was created in 2020, when 3,400 hectares of priority habitat were knitted together, creating a mosaic of lowland wet and dry heath, valley mires, and acid grassland. The National Trust is now working to create a 1,370-hectare \u2018savannah\u2019 at Dorset\u2019s Purbeck Heaths, on which roaming animals will graze as they would have done millennia ago. Find out more in <a href=\"navto:\/\/index\/12\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"navto:\/\/index\/12\">John Craven\u2019s article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>EVENTS<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Step back in time<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/IMG_47501_preview-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/IMG_47501_preview-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/IMG_47501_preview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/IMG_47501_preview-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/IMG_47501_preview-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/IMG_47501_preview-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Clash of Knights is one of several history events to take place at Framlingham Castle over summer and autumn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Join English Heritage this summer for a host of exciting, time-travelling events, from legendary jousts and knights\u2019 tournaments to great medieval sieges. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">All is quiet in the Suffolk market town of Framlingham. But then, the whirr of an arrow, the clash of clubs on shields, the bellow of a knight. Thankfully, you are not under attack \u2013 rather, the town\u2019s 12th-century castle is putting on a show. Visit on 5\u20136 August for Clash of Knights to witness a thrilling battle between noblemen amid the atmosphere of a medieval encampment. There are dozens of history-themed events taking place across the country. Experience the Legendary Joust at Pendennis Castle in Cornwall (1\u20133 Aug), Medieval Mischief at Warkworth Castle in Northumberland (1\u20132 and 15\u201316 Aug) and Roman Falconry at Birdoswald Roman Fort (12\u201313 Aug) in Cumbria, among others. Find out more at <a href=\"http:\/\/english-heritage.org.uk\">english-heritage.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>GET INVOLVED <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Missing Pieces Project <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/RHIANE_1_preview-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/RHIANE_1_preview-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/RHIANE_1_preview-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/RHIANE_1_preview-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/RHIANE_1_preview-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/RHIANE_1_preview-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Black Girls Hike founder Rhiane Fatinikun adds Manchester\u2019s Grade II protected Heaton Park to the Missing Pieces Project<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Did you know there are 400,000 protected places across England, most of which are linked in some way to our past? The Missing Pieces Project is all about uncovering the hidden histories of these special places. Historic England, which launched the project this spring, believes no single person or organisation knows the whole story of a place, so is inviting you to share pictures and stories of your most memorable and significant spots, from buildings and monuments to gardens and battlefields. To share your story on the National Heritage List for England, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/listing\/missing-pieces\">historicengland.org.uk\/listing\/missing-pieces<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>CUMBRIAN COAST<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Enlightening art <\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/WHITEHAVEN_MAY2023-91_preview-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/WHITEHAVEN_MAY2023-91_preview-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/WHITEHAVEN_MAY2023-91_preview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/WHITEHAVEN_MAY2023-91_preview-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/WHITEHAVEN_MAY2023-91_preview-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/WHITEHAVEN_MAY2023-91_preview-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">We associate lighthouses with the visual rather than the aural, but Turner Prize-winning artist Susan Philipsz has flipped the script at Whitehaven Habour in Cumbria. Every day between 6am and noon, \u2018By Sound Near Seawall\u2019, a recording of conch shells being blown, rings out from West Pier Lighthouse. It\u2019s an hourly reminder of the town\u2019s historic trade links to the slave trade in Haiti, where conches were once blown to call enslaved labourers in from the fields. The installation is part of Deep Time, a public art programme celebrating this part of the Lake District coast. <a href=\"http:\/\/deeptime.uk\">deeptime.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Plodcast highlights this month <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Get active in nature<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/GettyImages_1040872376_preview-1024x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/GettyImages_1040872376_preview-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/GettyImages_1040872376_preview-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/GettyImages_1040872376_preview-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/GettyImages_1040872376_preview-1536x1281.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/GettyImages_1040872376_preview-2048x1709.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">The Plodcast is <em>BBC Countryfile Magazine\u2019s <\/em> nature and countryside podcast \u2013 with a fresh adventure published every week. Listening highlights this month include: <br><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\"><span style=\"\">1<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong> Join our special adventure in search of kingfishers for our 200th episode. <br><span style=\"\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">2.<\/span><\/strong> <\/span> Learn how the natural world inspires music in episode 201. <br><span style=\"\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">3.<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Drift downstream while paddleboarding on the River Wye in episode 202.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Find the Plodcast on Apple, Spotify and all good podcast providers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\">MAKE DO AND MEND <strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>HOW <\/strong><strong>TO <\/strong><strong>REPAIR <\/strong><strong>A <\/strong><strong>FABRIC <\/strong><strong>TEAR <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center article-full-body sans-serif\">Summertime can be hard on your outdoor gear, and no matter how well you care for it, you are going to get a hole or tear from time to time. In this guide, we reveal one of the easiest stitches for repairing almost any small hole, be <span style=\"\">it a rip in your jeans, a tear on your rucksack strap or a hole in your favourite walking shirt.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole1_preview-930x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29161\" width=\"233\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole1_preview-930x1024.jpg 930w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole1_preview-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole1_preview-768x846.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole1_preview-1395x1536.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole1_preview-1860x2048.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">1.<\/span><\/strong> Choose a thread that matches the colour of the fabric. Cut a length of thread \u2013 about 60cm for a small hole (2\u20133cm). Pull the thread through the needle to create two equal lengths, then tie a knot in the end.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole2_preview-1024x974.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29162\" width=\"256\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole2_preview-1024x974.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole2_preview-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole2_preview-768x731.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole2_preview-1536x1461.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole2_preview-2048x1948.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">2.<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-secondary-color\"> Turn the garment inside out then bring the fabric around the hole together. Insert the needle at one end of the hole, a couple of millimetres from the edge. Return the needle through the same hole, essentially tying a knot in the thread and fabric.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole3_preview-1024x617.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29163\" width=\"256\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole3_preview-1024x617.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole3_preview-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole3_preview-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole3_preview-1536x926.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole3_preview-2048x1235.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">3.<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-secondary-color\"> Now start to stitch the hole. Insert the needle into the fabric on one side of the hole, picking up a bit of the fabric on the other side to pull it together. Return to the first side and repeat the stitch. Continue to the end, then sew in a knot.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole4_preview-595x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29164\" width=\"243\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole4_preview-595x1024.jpg 595w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole4_preview-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole4_preview-768x1322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole4_preview-892x1536.jpg 892w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole4_preview-1190x2048.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/hole4_preview.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">4.<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-secondary-color\"> Cut away any loose threads, turn the garment the right way round and you\u2019re good to go. Note: use a low gauge needle (thick) for tough fabrics and a high gauge (thin) for soft fabrics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-primary-light-color has-ccp-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\">ID GUIDE<\/h5>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"> <strong>SUMMER <\/strong><strong>BUTTERFLIES <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center article-full-body sans-serif\">Britain is home to 59 species of butterfly, all of which play an important role in pollination. Most species enter a dormant stage in winter but, come summer, they are at their most abundant \u2013 and active. In our spotter\u2019s guide, we take a look at 12 spectacular species. How many can you see this summer? <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-byline\"><em>Words by Matthew Oates<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">COMMON BLUE<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Polyommatus icarus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Blue-Common-male-IN003flat_preview-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29165\" width=\"512\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Blue-Common-male-IN003flat_preview-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Blue-Common-male-IN003flat_preview-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Blue-Common-male-IN003flat_preview-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Blue-Common-male-IN003flat_preview-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Blue-Common-male-IN003flat_preview-2048x1390.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our commonest blue, occurring in various grassland habitats, including road verges and industrial wasteland. It\u2019s hard to separate from other blues, especially the brown females. If it attacks another butterfly, it\u2019s a male brown argus, not a female common blue; in the males, the underside markings often show through the blue upper sides, unlike in other blue males. There are early and late summer broods, and it breeds mainly on common bird\u2019s foot trefoil. Illustrations by Chris Shields<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">LARGE SKIPPER<\/span><\/strong><br><em>Ochlodes sylvanus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-Skipper-Ochlodes-venatus-01flat_preview-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29166\" width=\"512\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-Skipper-Ochlodes-venatus-01flat_preview-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-Skipper-Ochlodes-venatus-01flat_preview-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-Skipper-Ochlodes-venatus-01flat_preview-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-Skipper-Ochlodes-venatus-01flat_preview.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;This jump-jet of a butterfly is capable of rapid vertical take-off and whizzes around at the highest speeds. The hotter the summer sunshine, the faster the dull-orange males fly as they dispute territorial possession. No flowering bramble patch is complete without a stroppy male large skipper. This is our largest and most widespread skipper, which is essentially an insect of rough, flowery and well-sheltered grassland, where the larvae feed on broad-leaved grasses and sedges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">SMALL SKIPPER<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Thymelicus sylvestris<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Skipper-Thymelicus-sylvestris-IN001flat_preview-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29173\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Skipper-Thymelicus-sylvestris-IN001flat_preview-edited-1.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Skipper-Thymelicus-sylvestris-IN001flat_preview-edited-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Skipper-Thymelicus-sylvestris-IN001flat_preview-edited-1-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Skipper-Thymelicus-sylvestris-IN001flat_preview-edited-1-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This small, golden skipper is easily confused with the less common Essex skipper. Technically, the undersides of the small skipper\u2019s antennae are orange, while those of the Essex are dipped in black ink. The best trick is to look for the presence of Yorkshirefog grass, on which nearly all small skipper colonies are based. Both species occur in colonies among rough grassland, flying during midsummer, and visit flowers such as thistles, knapweed and ragwort.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">SMALL COPPER<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Lycaena phlaeas<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Copper-Lycaena-phlaeas-IN001flat_preview-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29172\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Copper-Lycaena-phlaeas-IN001flat_preview-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Copper-Lycaena-phlaeas-IN001flat_preview-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Copper-Lycaena-phlaeas-IN001flat_preview-edited-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Copper-Lycaena-phlaeas-IN001flat_preview-edited-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Copper-Lycaena-phlaeas-IN001flat_preview-edited-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Copper-Lycaena-phlaeas-IN001flat_preview-edited-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This tiny but pugnacious fiery dart of a butterfly occurs in grasslands, heaths, moors and dunes across our islands. There are spring and high summer broods and, down south, an autumn brood after warm summers. It can abound during August and September in hot summers. It breeds on docks and sorrels, favouring tiny plants of sheep\u2019s sorrel growing in dry, sandy and acidic soils. On neutral and calcareous soils, common sorrel is favoured, almost invariably in warm microclimate situations. A \u2018bare ground\u2019 specialist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">GATEKEEPER <\/span><\/strong><br><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-secondary-color\">Pyronia tithonus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Gatekeeper-male-Pyronia-tithonus-IN002flat_preview-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29176\" width=\"463\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Gatekeeper-male-Pyronia-tithonus-IN002flat_preview-edited.jpg 2499w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Gatekeeper-male-Pyronia-tithonus-IN002flat_preview-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Gatekeeper-male-Pyronia-tithonus-IN002flat_preview-edited-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Gatekeeper-male-Pyronia-tithonus-IN002flat_preview-edited-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Gatekeeper-male-Pyronia-tithonus-IN002flat_preview-edited-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Gatekeeper-male-Pyronia-tithonus-IN002flat_preview-edited-2048x1539.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;Formerly called the hedge brown, this is a scrub-edge butterfly of July and early August in southern Britain, a smaller, more orangey version of the meadow brown. Eggs are laid on fine grasses along sunny edges of scrub patches, hedges or bramble patches. Adults feed peacefully on flowers, favouring bramble and marjoram. The males are remarkably well-behaved, quietly courting the passive females. Tip: look for the two white spots in the large black dot in the forewings, and the uniform mid-brown wing borders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">HOLLY BLUE <\/span><\/strong><br><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-secondary-color\"><em>Celastrina argiolus<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Holly-Blue-male-Celastrina-argiolus-IN001flat_preview-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29175\" width=\"465\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Holly-Blue-male-Celastrina-argiolus-IN001flat_preview-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Holly-Blue-male-Celastrina-argiolus-IN001flat_preview-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Holly-Blue-male-Celastrina-argiolus-IN001flat_preview-edited-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Holly-Blue-male-Celastrina-argiolus-IN001flat_preview-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Holly-Blue-male-Celastrina-argiolus-IN001flat_preview-edited-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Holly-Blue-male-Celastrina-argiolus-IN001flat_preview-edited-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The blue butterfly most commonly seen in gardens and towns, and the only blue that readily flies around bushes, this can be identified by habitat and habit. It used to be called the azure blue, due to its tone, and the wing undersides lack orange spotting (separating it from the common blue). It occurs in two broods, in spring and high summer, though numbers vary greatly from year to year. Larvae feed on the developing fruits and berries of shrubs, particularly holly in the spring and ivy in late summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">SMALL TORTOISESHELL <br><\/span><\/strong><em>Aglais urticae<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Tortoiseshell-Aglais-urticae-IN001flat_preview-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29190\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Tortoiseshell-Aglais-urticae-IN001flat_preview-edited.jpg 1839w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Tortoiseshell-Aglais-urticae-IN001flat_preview-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Tortoiseshell-Aglais-urticae-IN001flat_preview-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Tortoiseshell-Aglais-urticae-IN001flat_preview-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Small-Tortoiseshell-Aglais-urticae-IN001flat_preview-edited-1536x1153.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This distinctive yellow and orange butterfly (with muted undersides) was our most quintessential late-summer garden butterfly, regularly claiming the month of September as its own, feeding collectively on flowers such as Michaelmas daisies and Sedum spectabile prior to hibernation. But in recent years numbers have crashed \u2013 perhaps because of a newly arrived fly that parasitises the gregarious larvae in summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">MEADOW BROWN<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Maniola jurtina<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Meadow-Brown-male-Maniola-jurtina-01flat_preview-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29183\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Meadow-Brown-male-Maniola-jurtina-01flat_preview-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Meadow-Brown-male-Maniola-jurtina-01flat_preview-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Meadow-Brown-male-Maniola-jurtina-01flat_preview-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Meadow-Brown-male-Maniola-jurtina-01flat_preview.jpg 1526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The archetypal meadowland butterfly, which bobs among grass heads all summer long throughout lowland Britain. Its nocturnal larvae feed on a wide range of native grasses, but avoid rye grass, the standard grass of modern farm fields. Consequently, the meadow brown is nothing like as common as it used to be. It can still occur in profusion, jostling for position on brambles and thistles along woodland rides and in other grassy places.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">BRIMSTONE<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Gonepteryx rhamni<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Brimstone-Butterfly-Gonepteryx-rhamni-IN001_preview-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29184\" width=\"512\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Brimstone-Butterfly-Gonepteryx-rhamni-IN001_preview-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Brimstone-Butterfly-Gonepteryx-rhamni-IN001_preview-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Brimstone-Butterfly-Gonepteryx-rhamni-IN001_preview-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Brimstone-Butterfly-Gonepteryx-rhamni-IN001_preview-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Brimstone-Butterfly-Gonepteryx-rhamni-IN001_preview.jpg 1929w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The original \u2018butter-coloured flie\u2019, widespread in much of southern Britain, is a habitual wanderer of woods and lanes. The golden males are harbingers of spring, having overwintered in bramble or ivy tangles, unmated. The paler females soon pair up, and then wander off in search of the buckthorn bushes on which they lay their eggs. The butterflies emerge in July, feed, then go into hibernation to grace the next spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">MARBLED WHITE<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Melanargia galathea&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Marbled-White-Melanargia-galathea-IN001flat_preview-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29185\" width=\"476\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Marbled-White-Melanargia-galathea-IN001flat_preview-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Marbled-White-Melanargia-galathea-IN001flat_preview-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Marbled-White-Melanargia-galathea-IN001flat_preview-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Marbled-White-Melanargia-galathea-IN001flat_preview-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Marbled-White-Melanargia-galathea-IN001flat_preview.jpg 1547w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Our easiest butterfly to identify, evenly chequered in black and white. Flies in midsummer, occurring in tight-knit colonies in rough, usually dry grasslands. Both sexes feed avidly from flowers, favouring knapweeds and thistles. In the evenings, they bask communally in clumps of sturdy vegetation, before roosting in loose aggregations. A southern species, steadily expanding its habitat range and moving north.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">PEACOCK<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Aglaisio<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Peacock-Butterfly-Inachis-io-IN003flat_preview-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29186\" width=\"458\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Peacock-Butterfly-Inachis-io-IN003flat_preview-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Peacock-Butterfly-Inachis-io-IN003flat_preview-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Peacock-Butterfly-Inachis-io-IN003flat_preview-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Peacock-Butterfly-Inachis-io-IN003flat_preview-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Peacock-Butterfly-Inachis-io-IN003flat_preview.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A large butterfly, easily identified by its peacock-eye RAF wing markings. The black wing undersides tell of a butterfly that overwinters in dark places, such as sheds and log piles. In spring, the males set up territories, into which unmated females stray. Eggs are then laid on nettle patches in warm situations. The spiny black caterpillars feed together, then wander off to pupate, emerging as butterflies from midsummer into late July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">LARGE WHITE<br><\/span><\/strong><em>Pieris brassicae<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-White-Pieris-brassicae-01flat_preview-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29187\" width=\"483\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-White-Pieris-brassicae-01flat_preview-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-White-Pieris-brassicae-01flat_preview-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-White-Pieris-brassicae-01flat_preview-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-White-Pieris-brassicae-01flat_preview-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/Large-White-Pieris-brassicae-01flat_preview-2048x1350.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br>Our so-called cabbage white consists of two similar species, one smaller, one larger \u2013 though there are small large whites and large small whites. Both breed on a wide range of wild and cultivated members of the cabbage family, including nasturtiums. Small white larvae are solitary and green; large white are gregarious, black and yellow. August is the main month for cabbage whites, with both species widespread in lowland Britain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-c2506f57-489e-4433-887c-534b60e97c4e\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-subhead has-ccp-black-color has-text-color\">RECIPE <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>YARROW AND HONEY MULE <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-byline\">By Rachel Lambert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-ccp-black-background-color has-ccp-black-color is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">The smell of honey-scented yarrow flowers one hot summer day inspired this medicinal take on a mule cocktail. Not only does it taste good but it helps soothe coughs and colds, too. Adding fresh yarrow leaves and ginger will give the cocktail an extra \u2018zing\u2019, but it is still pretty punchy without them. My friend Antonia and I enjoyed these cocktails one evening in her allotment \u2013 it felt appropriate when we were surrounded by herbs and flowers \u2013 and they made the cycle home quite interesting, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/p122-Yarrow_and_Honey_Mule_preview-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-29196\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/p122-Yarrow_and_Honey_Mule_preview-edited-scaled.jpg 1921w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/p122-Yarrow_and_Honey_Mule_preview-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/p122-Yarrow_and_Honey_Mule_preview-edited-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/p122-Yarrow_and_Honey_Mule_preview-edited-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/p122-Yarrow_and_Honey_Mule_preview-edited-1537x2048.jpg 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\"><strong>SERVES 4 <\/strong><br><strong>GLUTEN-FREE AND DAIRY-FREE <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">INGREDIENTS <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong><strong>4 tbsp yarrow leaves, taken off the stem and chopped (optional) <\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>1 tsp lemon juice<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>1 tsp grated fresh ginger (optional)<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>125ml vodka, plus 1 tsp<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>100ml yarrow flower syrup (below) <\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>1 tbsp honey<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>400ml sparkling water<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>To serve: ice cubes, lemon slices<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">METHOD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>1.<\/strong> In a pestle and mortar, mash together the yarrow leaves (if using), lemon juice, grated ginger (if using), and one teaspoon of vodka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Pour the yarrow flower syrup and remaining vodka into a jug, add the honey and stir until dissolved. Add the mashed yarrow-leaf blend (if using) and the sparkling water, then pour into glasses garnished with ice and lemon slices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-ccp-black-background-color has-ccp-black-color is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">YARROW FLOWER SYRUP<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image photo\"><figure class=\"no-tts alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/de801888-0fe7-42c2-8cc3-3c510dc22bd0.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-28862\" width=\"156\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/de801888-0fe7-42c2-8cc3-3c510dc22bd0.jpg 311w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/de801888-0fe7-42c2-8cc3-3c510dc22bd0-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">From the moment the flowers are steeped in hot water, I fall in love with the scent of this syrup. It smells almost like menthol \u2013 or is it liquorice? I can\u2019t quite make up my mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">INGREDIENTS <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong><strong>30g yarrow flowers, chopped <\/strong><\/strong><br><strong><strong>450ml boiling water <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong><strong>300g light brown sugar <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">METHOD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">1.<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"\">Place the chopped flowers in a heatproof bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Cover and leave overnight or for 24 hours. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"> <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-ccp-black-color\">2.<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"\">Strain the liquid through a sieve into a saucepan. Add the sugar and gently heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes before leaving to cool, then decant into sterilised bottles. Keeps for up to three months in the fridge. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-ccp-black-background-color has-ccp-black-color is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image photo\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/07\/6ffef1d0-67a5-43a1-a44b-de64b836d24e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-28863\" width=\"103\" height=\"140\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center article-full-body sans-serif\">Recipes from <em><strong>Wild and Sweet <\/strong><\/em>by Rachel Lambert (Hoxton Mini Press, \u00a325). <\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<p class=\"sans-serif article-subsubhead\"><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">Photos: Getty; Alamy, National Trust Images\/Terry Bagley; English Heritage, BDavid Lindsay 2023 &#8211; photosbydavid.co.uk; illustrations: Liz Pepperell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictures \u203a Wildlife \u203a People &#038; 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