The Most COMMON BUTTERFLIES of the UK

Discover the ten most common butterflies that live in the UK, how to identify them and lots of interesting facts about them.

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Red admiral
Gatekeeper
Large white
Small white
Meadow brown
Peacock
Comma
Small tortoiseshell
Holly Blue
Common Blue butterfly

[peterford]

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter.they grow up so fast..it won't be long before she is out on adventures with you.all the best Peter Ford.

[MazSwanboroughSmith]

It’s so lovely to see you and your baby daughter Riva out in nature, enjoying the sunshine! I’m sure she’ll learn to love wildlife as much as you do. Loved this video Liam, thank you ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[cynthiahurlburt]

What a wonderful bundle of joy ! ❤ Welcome Riva ❤
Thank you for this video on butterfly 🦋 💜 💕

[chrisstones]

What an absolute breathtaking ten minutes I've just experienced watching your vid on butterflies, quality narration, quality content and quality info . Thanks mate 👍👍👍👍👍

[matthewhodder]

Great to see you out with your apprentice. Congratulations to you and your wife.

[tonycritcher]

Congratulations on the birth of your lovely daughter, already taking in our treasured countryside! Great butterfly footage. There seemed to have been a lack of them recently, but at the weekend, the roadside brambles were festooned with the fluttering beauties.

[philiptaylor]

How lovely to see you with your daughter Liam, you must be so proud of her. Never to early to get them out watching wildlife! Great to see you plug the Big Butterfly Count. I did my count today as the sun was out, saw a few Large Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers and plenty of Ringlets (and a few Small Skippers, but they aren't on the checklist). Better than I feared, there have been so few butterflies about this year.

[squinky]

Thank you for a lovely summeresque nature film teaching us about those miraculous creatures . Congrats on your daughters arrival she is blessed to be in a family of nature lovers .

[curlew-]

I’m in the North of England and so far this year we have had no butterflies. Our garden is usually full of them. I saw the first 2 yesterday. There has been a distinct lack of insects this year. One was a Comma, something I haven’t seen before so this video has been helpful.

[carotrike]

How beautiful to be joined by your little one and talk about butterflies! You will have so much to chat to her about wildlife!
We once found our then 2 year old grandaughter I the garden, having thought she was quiet, sitting, quietly chatting to sparrows. They were all on the Nationwide, coming to bathe and drink from a tiny birdbath and just Potter about almost close enough for her to touch. A beautiful sight!

[missapippin]

Lovely to see you and your daughter out and about in nature. What a beautiful start to her dad’s passion. The butterflies were beautiful. Thank you for an informative video. Take care and love to all the family ❤🦋💙

[HookBeak_]

Delighted to see you have Reaver, receiving wildlife stories by the comforting tone of your voice, what a wonderful way to develop & grow. I was astonished that butterflies migrate over such long distances, being such delicate insects of colour & beauty.

[IRSA]

Fatherhood has clearly brought you a lot of joy into your life; we can see it in your face.
So many gorgeous butterflies with their delicate petal wings fluttering away, how could you ever get tired of such beauty. I cannot wait to see the reactions of your little girl to the wonders of nature !

[rishaanshah]

Congratulations on your baby daughter! It’s so cool to you see both of you out in the countryside together enjoying nature.

[auldfouter]

When I retired and moved to this house in a sheltered location I was amazed to see the numbers of Orange Tip butterflies ( and their white females) . I hadn't noticed them up at the farm I came from. Kind of surprised they weren't on this list but they are an early season species so maybe less seen by the survey time.
There were a decent number of Orange Tips in the spring here but since then I've hardly seen any of the normal Peacocks, Red Admirals and Tortoiseshells. I have grown three big budleas in my fairly wild garden just for them . The flowers have started opening in the past ten days so here's hoping.

[Sailfire]

Thank you and your little apprentice. That is the most concise and accurate description of our British butterflies I have heard/seen. Sometimes things get a bit too scientific and overwhelming. You made it so simple. Butterflies are special to me.

[patthewoodboy]

Spotted a Purple Hairstreak when I was fishing on sunday ..beautiful colour

[celestenova]

I love butterflies, saw the red admiral at my local river yesterday. My favourite has to be the Peacock, had quite alot of them in the garden last year but none so far this year, perhaps when the weather is better. Lovely to see you with the young one. Great vid, thanks 🦋

[alanjust]

Great content Liam! And lovely to meet Riva! 😊

[nickwebb]

That’s a wonderful video Liam and so lovely to see you with your daughter 😁