Woodland Trust

Nature's CalendarNature Detectives

Is spring late where you live? Take a walk in the woods and see what you can find to record

Red admiral. Miranda Hodgsonred admiral

Vanessa atalanta

  • Wings dark brown
     
  • Distinctive red bands and white spots at front
     

Where foundrecord

Flowery banks and gardens where its larvae feed on nettles.

Throughout British Isles, depending on migration.
 

When to look for

  • Look out for them in May.