Butterfly images shown in a video format, from Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve over the years, photographed by two of our Trustees, Mike Henshaw and Graham Haigh.

Watch the video, which shows images of most of those listed below.
Watch the video of Painted Lady Butterflies

Brimstone, Comma, Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Green-veined white, Holly blue, Large White, Meadow Brown, Orange Tip, Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Small Skipper, Small Blue, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood.

Images of butterflies which are not featured on either of the videos above:

Small Heath
Purple Hairstreak

Purple Hairstreak has been spotted but too high up over the trees to photograph, so this image taken from https://www.dorsetbutterflies.com