Green-flowered Helleborines

On Saturday 12th July, a trip into deepest Suffolk first stop was for the now flourishing colony of 7 Green- flowered helleborines, moving even deeper into Suffolk at a traditional site I saw 2 female Purple Emperors flying around the top of the trees. I saw Silver washed fritillaries, one tatty one down the far end and 3 flying around the main PE viewing area. I also saw Southern Hawker and a couple of Purple Hairstreaks, one flew around the top of trees another one was attacked in mid air by a wasp and we saw it fall down and we raced over to rescue the unfortunately butterfly with the wash clug onto it tenaciously, sadly the Hairstreak had already died from the wasp sting, nature is very brutal. Driving back, I saw a Silver- washed Fritillary flying across the road.