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 Chart showing butterflies seen on Troopers Hill and when you are likely to see them
(dark orange - most likely time, orange - likely, yellow - possible).

Photos by Susan Acton-Campbell June 2020

Small Tortoiseshell (female) & Marbled White

Ian says: 'there seemed to be a loose colony of Essex Skippers (I saw at least 5) at the far eastern end of Troopers Hill where there is some taller grass on slightly flatter land in a rough triangle two roads and near the entry/exit path'.

This is the first time that an Essex Skipper has been recorded on the hill, this species appears to be spreading westward across southern Britain. A report of an Essex Skipper seen in Somerset (also in July 2011) appeared in the Evening Post.
Our thanks to Ian for permission to use this photograph.

Photographs taken by Alex Morss while undertaking butterfly transects
on Troopers Hill in the summer of 2004.

Our thanks to Alex for allowing us to use these photographs.

Ringlet

Common Blue

Meadow Brown

Speckled Wood

Small Tortoiseshell

Small Copper

These three shots (two of Gatekeepers and one of a Speckled Wood) were taken by Amy in 2007. Amy has become one of our most enthusiastic young members, more of her photographs can be seen on our Hill Photos page.