Small Heath

One of our smallest butterflies the Small Heath is one of our most common butterflies found across our grasslands, heathland and coastal areas. They will only settle from flight less than a metre from above the ground and will only fly in sunny conditions.

They can be identified by their underwing which is very similar to the Meadow Brown with a light brown under hind wing and an orange under fore wing with a black dot in the middle. They can be distinguished from the Meadow Brown by their significantly smaller size and their upper wings which are a solid orange colour.