August is peak Butterfly time at the Tufa Field. Nectar from the Nettle patch provides food, cover and egg-laying sites. There are also many bees, including Honey Bees, but just as important, Carder, Mining, Red- and White-tails. Amphibians are also abundant in the Tufa Field. The long grass and streams provide cool habitats for toads, newts and migrating frogs.
This Palmate Newt is a bit more unusual than the common Smooth Newts, but no less welcome.
Butterflies
![Picture of two gatekeeper butterflies](https://tufafield.com/tufavol/files/uploads/2021/08/Gatekeepers-1024x769.jpg)
Gatekeeper Butterflies, Male and Female
![Picture of Large white Butterfly](https://tufafield.com/tufavol/files/uploads/2021/08/LargeWhite.jpg)
Large White
![Picture of Cinnabar Butterfly](https://tufafield.com/tufavol/files/uploads/2021/08/Cinnabar-633x1024.jpg)
Cinnabar
![Picture of Clouded Silver Moth](https://tufafield.com/tufavol/files/uploads/2021/08/CloudedSilverMoth.jpg)
Clouded Silver
Bees
![Picture of red-tailed bee](https://tufafield.com/tufavol/files/uploads/2021/08/RedTailedBee.jpg)
Red tailed Bumble Bee
![Picture of White-tailed Bumble Bee](https://tufafield.com/tufavol/files/uploads/2021/08/WhiteTailedBee-1024x650.jpg)
White-tailed Bumble Bee
![Picture of Honey Bee on Marjoram](https://tufafield.com/tufavol/files/uploads/2021/08/HoneyBee-1024x609.jpg)
Honey Bee
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