During the summer of 2024 ‘Butterfly Conservation Scotland’ is aiming to survey the status of an increasingly scarce butterfly in the Scottish Borders, the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. We are privileged to have a population of this species at Broughtonknowe, I have carried out the necessary survey work. The importance of protecting the appropriate habitat should give conservation status to the Southern meadow and adjacent woodland.
Click on this link to see the survey: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Survey