The 85 species of moths and butterflies includes the White-letter Hairstreak.

The White-letter Hairstreak butterfly is recorded at this site.

The reserve has a variety of butterfly species including white-letter hairstreak, purple hairstreak and common blue.

The most conclusive way to distinguish the two is by the row of black spots accompanying the orange band which the White-letter Hairstreak never has.

Many butterflies and moths can be seen in summer including the White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album).

The White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Also the Lancashire Wildlife Trust is monitoring the rare White-letter Hairstreak butterfly which lives in the gardens.

Three rare species have been sighted, namely the Grizzled Skipper, the Small Blue and the White-letter Hairstreak.

Twenty eight species of butterfly have been recorded including White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak and Brown Argus.

Unlike other hairstreak eggs, White-letter Hairstreak eggs are harder to find during the winter months as they turn brown with age and thus far less distinct on the twigs.

An evaluation of disease-resistant hybrid and exotic elms as larval host plants for the White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album, Part 1 [2].

Approximately 120 trees were imported into the UK as potential host plants for the White-letter Hairstreak butterfly Satyrium w-album by Butterfly Conservation.

The Vale Royal White-letter Hairstreak Project [3], Cheshire Wildlife Trust, UK.

This small brown butterfly is very similar to the White-letter Hairstreak but the Black Hairstreak has a row of orange spots along the edge of the upper-side hindwing.

The reserve has boasted 27 different varieties of butterfly including the Large Skipper, the Speckled Wood, White-letter Hairstreak, Small Copper, Holly Blue and the Brown Argus.

Specimens planted at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Hampshire, England, in 1977 have grown very well on heavy clay in an open location, where they support colonies of the White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album.

Notable fauna include the Small Heath butterfly Coenonympha pamphilus and White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album, both designated BAP Priority Species by DEFRA on account of their increasing scarcity.

The south-eastern extremity of the site, beyond the SSSI, has been used since 2001 as a trials site by Butterfly Conservation for the evaluation of new disease-resistant elm cultivars in support of the White-letter Hairstreak.

A popular larval host plant of the White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album butterfly across Europe, the elm is now being planted by Butterfly Conservation and other groups to restore local populations decimated by the effects of Dutch elm disease on native or archaeophytic elms.

Many butterflies and moths can be seen in summer including the White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album).

The White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

An evaluation of disease-resistant hybrid and exotic elms as larval host plants for the White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album, Part 1 [2].

Approximately 120 trees were imported into the UK as potential host plants for the White-letter Hairstreak butterfly Satyrium w-album by Butterfly Conservation.

Specimens planted at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Hampshire, England, in 1977 have grown very well on heavy clay in an open location, where they support colonies of the White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album.

Notable fauna include the Small Heath butterfly Coenonympha pamphilus and White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album, both designated BAP Priority Species by DEFRA on account of their increasing scarcity.

A popular larval host plant of the White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album butterfly across Europe, the elm is now being planted by Butterfly Conservation and other groups to restore local populations decimated by the effects of Dutch elm disease on native or archaeophytic elms.