The Brown Hairstreak is the largest of the UK hairstreak family, the brown hairstreak is an elusive butterfly, spending most of the time either high in the tops of ash "master" trees, where they feed on honeydew from aphids and bask in the sun, or amongst thick hedges. Adults fly from late July, peaking in August, and can remain on the wing until November. They are found on woodland edges and hedgerows in Southern England, laying their eggs on blackthorn.
The top side of the wings are brown but females have an orange mark in the top corner of each. The underwings are a distinctive bright orange with two white lines streaked across and small tails protruding from the lower wing. Adults are on the wing from late July until late September.
This cache is an ammo can. There is a certificate For the First To Find. Please feel free to swap any item in the ‘cache but please remember, if you take something, leave something of equal or greater value in return.
Renumbered from 2 to 13 to create a more logical series around the forest.
First To Find honours go to: Mackiespal
N.B. All the caches in this series have been granted permission to be placed by Joanne Mason, the Beat Manager for the forest, and written permission has been passed to the Reviewers. The Forestry Commission will not give permission for any more caches in these woods. Please do not ask the Reviewers to place any further caches as the FC will not allow it and placement of further caches will result in geocaching being banned in this area.