New Forest Wildlife - Butterflies

New Forest Guide

The Wall Butterfly - Now relatively rare in the UK, but often seen in the New Forest Butterflies of the New Forest - Several species of bufferfly which are considered rare elsewhere in the UK can be found in the new forest.

46 of the 59 species of butterfly found in the UK exist in Hampshire, making the New Forest and surrounding area popular with butterfly enthusiasts.

Good websites for further reading about butterflies in the New Forest:-

Alan Thornbury's excellent Purple Emperor website describes the 46 butterfly species or so of the butterlies of Hampshire.