The 25th Anniversary of the Large Blue reintroduction was celebrated on 16th June 2009 at Montacute House in Somerset. Following a welcome reception, we were treated to presentations from Sir David Attenborough, Professor Jeremy Thomas (Professor of Ecology at the University at Oxford and Fellow, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology), Professor Lord May of Oxford (Past President of the Royal Society) and Dr. Helen Phillips (Chief Executive of Natural England). The event was ably chaired by Professor Debby Reynolds (Chair of the National Trust Nature Conservation Panel). The presentations were followed by a trip to a Somerset site to see the largest Large Blue colony on the planet. This report is my record of this wonderful day.
- Pete Eeles