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Adastra Report 2023

Hot off the press is a draft of the Adastra Report 2023 written by Martin Kalaher. The report covers the period from January to late November and may be updated depending on new sightings in the next 5 weeks. View the draft report here.

Winter Work Parties for Rowland Wood / Park Corner Heath

These will take place over 5 months from November 2023 to March 2024. Dates and further information is available at working parties. Please do come along and help with this vital conservation work.

Neil Hulme will be leading walks on our Park Corner Heath & Rowland Wood reserves, to find both the Pearl-bordered and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary next spring. These will be restricted to those volunteers who have attended Work Parties over the autumn and winter. To ensure success, dates will be confirmed much nearer the time on the Sightings page, when weather and emergence times can be better predicted.

'The Bees of Sussex' is a new book by James Power which might be of interest to butterfly lovers. The book will be published early in 2024, further information can be found at www.naturebureau.co.uk/the-bees-of-sussex

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First sightings

First sightings - 2023

January

2^nd Red Admiral

2^nd Peacock

11^th Brimstone

February

7^th Small Tortoiseshell

7^th Speckled Wood

13^th Comma

March

19^th Small White

25^th Large Tortoiseshell

April

3^rd Orange-tip

3^rd Large White

7^th Holly Blue

11^th Green-veined White

13^th Green Hairstreak

16^th Painted Lady

20^th Wall

22^nd Clouded Yellow

25^th Small Copper

29^th Grizzled Skipper

29^th Small Heath*

30^th Dingy Skipper

May

2^nd Duke of Burgundy*

3^rd Pearl-bordered Fritillary

7^th Common Blue

10^th Brown Argus*

11^th Small Blue

13^th Wood White

20^th Adonis Blue

28^th Large Skipper

29^th Meadow Brown

June

3^rd Small Pearl-bordered�Fritillary

6^th Silver-studded Blue

10^th Marbled White

13^th Black Hairstreak

13^th Dark Green Fritillary

17^th Small Skipper

17^th White Admiral

17^th Purple Hairstreak

18^th Silver-washed Fritillary

18^th Gatekeeper

19^th Purple Emperor*

20^th Ringlet

23^rd White-letter Hairstreak

23^rd Essex Skipper

28^th Long-tailed Blue

July

6^th Silver-spotted Skipper

7^th Swallowtail

8^th Chalk Hill Blue

12^th Grayling

18^th Brown Hairstreak

*National first

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