Most of the butterflies listed here will be seen every year. The Clouded Yellow is a migrant species which only reaches us in hot summers.
The grassland species such as the Marbled White and Small Heath are unpredictable and probably breed nearby, but not on our site.
List compiled by Gerard Ledger, August 2015.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Brimstone | Gonepteryx rhamni |
| Orange Tip | Anthocaris cardamines |
| Holly Blue | Celastrina argioolus |
| Small White | Pieris rapae |
| Large White | Pieris brassicae |
| Green Veined White | Pieris napi |
| Small Tortoishell | Aglais urticae |
| Peacock | Inachis io |
| Comma | Polygonia c-album |
| Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta |
| Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui |
| Speckled Wood | Pararge aegeria |
| Hedge Brown | Pyronia tithonus |
| Meadow Brown | Maniola jurtina |
| Ringlet | Aphantopus hyperantus |
| OCCASIONAL VISITORS | |
| Common Blue | Polyommatus icarus |
| Marbled White | Melanargia galathea |
| Small Skipper | Thymelicus sylvestris |
| Small Heath | Coenonympha pamphilus |
| Small copper | Lycaena phlaeas |
| Clouded Yellow | Colias croceus |