Nature Photos at Thistledown Camp site in the Cotswold's

We spent a long weekend in the Cotswold's at a Eco-Friendlily Campsite called Thistledown Farm. An excellent site. Lots of great views and lots of Butterflies and other insects etc.

I managed to photograph seven different butterflies.

They where:-

- Meadow Brown

- Small White

- Green Veined White

- Peacock

- Gatekeeper

- Ringlet

- Red Admiral
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Ringlet Butterfly

 

 Meadow Brown Butterfly

 

 Peacock Butterfly

 

Here is the underside of the Peacock Butterfly, very dark and has no colour. Such a contrast from the top.

 

 Green Veined White Butterfly

 

 

 

Small White Butterfly

 

  

 

 

 

 

Mating pair

 

Red Admiral ( a very colourful butterfly but not a very good shot)

 

 A Gatekeeper Butterfly

 Bees and other insects

 

 

I managed to get a couple of 'acceptable' photographs of bees in flight.

 

 

 

I think this is a type of wasp - not sure at the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see the farm on the web at http://thistledown.org.uk/

Its address is


Thistledown Farm
Tinkley Lane
Nympsfield
Glos.
GL10 3UH