Despite the gloomy overcast weather, we headed to Bishop’s Wood near Selby to see if there were any butterflies to be had. This place can be fantastic for insects and last year, a short visit there yielded white-letter hairstreak, silver-washed fritillary, meadow brown, ringlet, skippers and a whole raft of whites but it was a hit day. Today was warmish but very overcast and things didn’t look promising; only ringlet seemed to be on the wing until a break in the cloud and warm sunshine brought a couple of species out, including this perfect specimen of silver-washed fritillary.
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