Browns
The browns are our largest group and you may see up to eight different species.
These include the Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper which are some of our most common summer butterflies and can be seen on roadside verges as well as rough grasslands.
Perhaps confusingly, the Marbled White is a member of the brown family.
Below you will find links to the individual species pages on the Butterfly Conservation website. We will in the future be adding additional pages with local information for each species - so please return sometime.
Speckled Wood
Distribution: Widespread, Common
Flight period: April to October
Small Heath
Distribution: Localised, Common
Flight period: May to October
Ringlet
Distribution: Widespread, Common
Flight period: June to August /September
Marbled White
Distribution: Widespread, Common
Flight period: June to August
Meadow Brown
Distribution: Widespread, Common
Flight period: June to October
Gatekeeper
Distribution: Widespread, Common
Flight period: July and August
Grayling
Distribution: Localised, Uncommon
Flight period: June to September
