Finally made it to Sheepleas and Oaken Wood.
At Sheepleas I found a few Helleborines in a couple of patches but then I found a glade which literally had loads of Helleborines with a few scattered around in coppiced areas. Despite trying my hardest to find Narrow-lipped Orchid, with one plant looking good, after consulting the experts online it turned out that all my orchid pictures were of Broad-leaved Helleborine - but still a new plant for me.
Most of the plants were not in flower, but here is a selection of those that were:
At Oaken Wood there was a good selection of butterflies and I tried to photograph as many whites as I could, however, most of them would not sit still long enough. However, after a while I managed to see a butterfly which looked good for Wood White and I got some shots of it. Eventually I managed to get a photo of the other white's I was seeing. After getting home and consulting the experts if turned out that the other white I photographed, which I assumed was a Small White, was in fact a male Green-veined White - Bonus!
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