Purple hairstreak
The Purple hairstreak is an elusive butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. It is entirely reliant on oak trees and can be spotted chasing around the treetops in woodlands and parks.
The Purple hairstreak is an elusive butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. It is entirely reliant on oak trees and can be spotted chasing around the treetops in woodlands and parks.
The male purple emperor is a stunning butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. Look for it feeding around the treetops in woodlands, or on damp ground, animal droppings or even carrion in the…
Join us on our Rockpool Ramble to explore the weird and wonderful creatures that live inside the artificial rockpools created on Blackpool’s sea wall.
Join Butterfly Conservation volunteers on the hunt for magnificent purple emperor butterflies.
This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.
Also known as the flat topshell, these are one of the most common and colourful sea snails you are likely to see when out on a rockpool safari!
This stocky wader is mostly a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be found on rocky, seaweed-covered coasts, often with groups of turnstones.
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
Join us for a seasonal Ranger led walk round the reserve. Stop to enjoy the seasonal highlights, ask questions and relax in nature!
Join us for a seasonal Ranger led walk round the reserve. Stop to enjoy the seasonal highlights, ask questions and relax in nature!
Join our team for an adults-only guided tour of the rocky shore and go in search of weird and wonderful marine life within the rockpools!
Join us for an adventure into the (fairly shallow) depths of Parton’s rockpools.