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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 837 |
| Date Entered | 26/10/2014 |
| Updated on | 26/10/2014 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Fauna |
| Record Type | Fauna HER |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 24/10/2014 |
| Location | Cover Banks |
| Civil Parish | Middleham |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 129 866 |
| Altitude | 120 |
| Record Name | Comma butterfly flying on 26 October below great oak at Cover Banks |
| Record Description | This butterfly usually flies very fast from branches which overlook footpaths but I was able to approach when the butterfly was basking in the late autumn sunshine in pasture below this great oak tree, to gain energy. |
| Image 1 ID | 5855 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Comma butterfly was basking in the late autumn sunshine in pasture below the nearby great oak tree, to gain energy. . |  |
| Image 2 ID | 5856 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Pedunculate, or English oak (Qu. robur) at Cover Banks, near Middleham. Possibly planted by Richard the Third or if not by John of Gaunt, but this is just a guess! |  |
