Garden butterflies 2025

Male common blue on bird’s foot trefoil.

Nationally, 2024 was the poorest year on record for butterflies and bumble bees.

This year has seen a resurgence of both in the garden.

Small skipper on lavender

We haven’t recorded any rare butterflies, but it has been fascinating and delightful to watch so many dancing in and over flowering lavender, buddleia Davidii and marjoram or racing through the meadow. A glimpse of what gardens would have been only a few years ago..?

Large white on buddleia Davidii

So far:

1. Peacock

2. Brimstone

3. Red admiral

4. Comma

5. Orange Tip

6. Green-veined White

7. Speckled Wood

8. Meadow brown

9. Ringlet

10. Painted lady

11. Small tortoiseshell

12. Common blue

13. Holly blue

14. Large skipper

15. Small skipper

16. Gatekeeper

17. Small white

18. Large white

19. Small copper

20. Small heath

Comma resting on rose

I’m hoping that hawk-eyed visitors may be able to add more to the list..