Pat and Mary have spotted 11 species of butterflies in Knelle Woods, including the White Admiral, which lays on honeysuckle, and the Silver-washed Fritillary whose caterpillar feeds on dog-violets. Both species take nectar from bramble flowers.

So far, they have identified over 80 species of moths including the Scarce Merveille-du-Jour, a very local and nationally rare moth of mature oaks restricted in East Sussex to a handful of woods around Beckley and Northiam.

The ponds have revealed 11 species of dragonflies and damselflies, including the Downy Emerald and the localised White-legged Damselfly. Other insects have included pond skaters, bumblebees, cardinal, diving and sexton beetles, caddisflies, lacewings, cockchafers, ichneumons and hornets.