Click on the butterfly species listed below to see where and when they were recorded in 2009 and 2010

• Small Skipper
• Essex Skipper
• Large Skipper
• Dingy Skipper
• Grizzled Skipper
• Swallowtail
• Clouded Yellow
• Brimstone
• Large White
• Small White
• Green-veined White
• Orange-tip
• Green Hairstreak
• Purple Hairstreak
• White-letter Hairstreak
• Small Copper
• Brown Argus
• Common Blue
• Chalkhill Blue
• Holly Blue
• White Admiral
• Red Admiral
• Painted Lady
• Small Tortoiseshell
• Peacock
• Comma
• Pearl-bordered Fritillary
• Dark Green Fritillary
• Silver-washed Fritillary
• Speckled Wood
• Wall Brown
• Marbled White
• Gatekeeper
• Meadow Brown
• Small Heath
• Ringlet
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The Rother Woods Project is currently working with over 100 landowners to improve the biodiversity of woodlands in Rother, using butterflies, moths and birds as an indicator of species richness.

These pages were created and are maintained by volunteers.

Barnes Wood, Photo: Jim Barret

Species first recorded on this day in 2009: None

Total number of butterfly sightings recorded in 2009: 32,181

Number of people who submitted records: 66

Time spent by volunteers recording butterflies in 2009: over 199 days

Best butterfly day of 2009: Saturday 25th July (2,313 butterflies recorded)

To find a grid reference in The Rother Woods area click HERE (opens a new window).

To be involved in The Rother Woods Project please e-mail us at: rotherguardians@gmail.com

"Thank you to all the volunteers who recorded butterflies in 2009 and submitted their records to the Rother Woods Project. This valuable snapshot of our woodland biodiversity is unprecedented in the South East. It would not have been possible without the enthusiasm and attention to detail of our volunteers"
Steve Wheatley, Rother Woods Project Officer for Butterfly Conservation.

Coppiced woodland in Rother, Photo: Steve Wheatley

Useful links:

Sussex Butterflies - Sussex Branch of Butterfly Conservation

Butterfly Conservation - national website

UK Butterflies – enthusiasts website

UK Moths – enthusiasts website

Recommended butterfly and moth books:

Left to right:

• Guide to Butterflies of Britain and Ireland by Jeremy Thomas
• Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland by Paul Waring & Martin Townsend
• British Moths and Butterflies: A Photographic Guide by Chris Manley
• Field Studies Council Butterfly ID sheets
• Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland by Richard Lewington