Butterflies
HPF has undertaken a butterfly count most years in July or August. The results are below the images.
August 2025 Summary of butterflies recorded at Highbury up to 16.08.25 Part 1
August 2025 Summary of butterflies recorded at Highbury up to 16.08.25 Part 2
Chris Milward, Team4nature, has kindly summarised all the records we hold of butterflies at Highbury over recent years, including the last recorded sightings of each species (see above). Together with a record of a White Letter Hairstreak (not on the chart) this makes an impressive 22 species. In an urban environment there are in total 24 species that can usually be observed so we are doing very well at Highbury. Thanks to Chris and everyone who has helped record our butterflies over the years.
White Letter Hairstreak
Small Copper Butterfly on 16.08.2025
Click the link above to see an image of a Small Copper Butterfly taken by Chris Millward, Team4nature, at Highbury. This is a first for Highbury and brings our total record of butterfly species to 22!
On 7th July 2019 Jake Williams of Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust led a session to study butterflies and other pollinators.
A list of butterfly species was recorded in The Hay Meadow and published by EcoRecord.
A list from EcoRecord
Plants in flower at the 2016 Butterfly Count: Field Scabious x2, Knapweed x2, Creeping Buttercup, Red Clover, White Clover, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Hairy Tare, Campanula x1 (?), Thistle