Not Good Thursday night for moths but a Good Friday

My parents have come down to visit over Easter for a week or so. It’s a good excuse to go out and do some sight-seeing. In the morning, before heading out for the day, I’d checked the moth trap, hoping to find a few moths. None, it must have been a bit too cold and a bit too windy for them, seems like the spring has not arrived properly yet.

I dragged everyone over to Stratford to have a wander along at the side of the canal and to visit Stratford Butterfly Farm. The butterfly farm was up first as the rain had started when we arrived in Stratford. It was boiling hot in there and there were loads of tropical butterflies to see. My dad proved to be a good lure for one:

The one below was great, most of the wing surfaces were see through.

Still not much in the way of butterflies around, though there were plenty of swans keen to eat bread at the side of the canal.