On route another stop at the old quarry at Pitstone to see Small Blues again, with a single Green Hairstreak and a few Common Blues.
Common Blue - female
Green Hairstreak
Small Blue
Small Blue
Then off to BBOWNT Little Linford Wood reserve - a charming wood, but sadly on the wrong side of Milton Keynes, being reached after an irritating drove through the town where it seemed that they had taken a war time approached and removed half of the major road signs leaving you frequently unclear which road off the many roundabouts you needed to take! Sadly the wood was also Wood White less, either due to the fact they had not come out there as yet or possible due to the fact they are now absent? A Buzzard was flushed off the floor in a newly coppiced area. A few Speckled Wood, Green-veined White and a single Orange Tip was it for the visit.
Then a visit across to Wicken Wood on the Bucks/Northants boarder and from the car park Wood Whites were in evidence, and after walking along the track at least 20, possibly 30 were seen, at what is clearly a good site, potentially privately owned but being maintained in a Wood White friendly manner. A few Common Blues and Green-veined Whites on show.
Wood Whites
