828 St Peter & St Paul, Algarkirk
the next church was locked but the churchyard had sheep in it!!
829 St Mary, Old Leake
And on to Gunby Hall
for some reason I've ALWAYS wanted to visit it and I can't tell you why!! Perhaps it's because it is stuck out on its own with few NT properties nearby.... perhaps because for years it had really awkward opening times! But today I was ticking about my 170th NT property.
Gunby was the home of the Massingbird family and I believe was given to the Trust to stop it being knocked down for an airfield (or that's what I thought I overheard!!). The house is also meant to be haunted as one of the Massingbird's shot one of his servants who was going to run off with his wife/daughter?
Peaccock
Comma
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Painted Lady
Small Tortoiseshell
Red Admiral
As we drove back we came across these Hares!!
3 comments:
Oh my goodness - you have gone and done it again!! That looks like the hindwing of a White-letter Hairstreak on one of your photos - the butterfly on an Echinops flower. Have never seen one of those :( I am green again!!!
Loved Gunby Hall by the way - have been tempted to go there myself until I realised how far away it was!
Well haven't you become the butterfly spotter!! Gorgeous photographs Pete, it looks like you had a glorious day. I am planning a visit in September hopefully, it is such a long way! I don't know how you do it! And congrats on your 170th milestone, it makes my 53 look insignificant but I'm proud all the same ;)
Was a good last day.... pity it had to end. and the Hares were a great find!! :)
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