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The children and teachers at Quince Tree Day Nursery in South Ockendon,Essex have been butterfly seeking and wanted to share this photo of a beautiful Large White Butterfly that they took in their nursery garden.

Quince Tree Day Nursery

Nice treat for the kids! This is a good time of year for seeing butterflies as there are plenty around.

David M wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:57 pm Nice treat for the kids! This is a good time of year for seeing butterflies as there are plenty around.

Hi Quince Tree Children and Teachers,
That is one of the nicest posts I have read in a long time! My lifelong interest in wildlife started at a young age and was fostered and encouraged by a teacher at my junior school. We need to get children engaged and interested in the natural world if we are to have any hope of conserving what we all love. This is a great way to start as too many people will just think “it’s just a cabbage white butterfly” and pass on by - well done teachers for taking the time to point out this beauty
Good luck with more butterfly seeking and please post some more photos of the butterflies you find, you have made me smile.

Kind Regards
Mark

Many of us oldies on this site began butterfly-watching when we were children. It is so, so important that fresh youngsters get the bug, so we can be replaced. I am often struck how in a world so notionally committed to green causes, hardly anyone can actually tell a large white from a small white or an oak from an elm. Keep up the good work!

Guy

EDIT - it seems Mark and I were thinking the same thing at the same time!