Glasdrum NNR
A few miles north of here is Loch Creran, and on the northern side the wooded slopes are home to one of Britain’s rarest butterflies, the chequered skipper. It is only found in a few locations in the UK, around the Fort William area. The woodland is managed to encourage this species, and this also benefits other species such as fritillaries.
The best time to see the skippers and other butterflies is in May and June when they are on the wing. They are not too hard to spot, but it takes a little bit more patience to get a photo. Fortunately the skippers are more obliging than the fritillaries which never seem to stop for long!
The photos below were taken of the skippers at Glasdrum ….. the composite photos of them on a fern frond is very much faked by me, but done to show the range of colours that can be found.
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