I was glad to see butterflies that I was fairly sure were Large Whites, Pieris brassicae (L.), rather than Small Whites, Pieris rapae (L.), today. I was even more convinced when I saw the photos in close-up. The dark blotches that I can see on the upperside of the wing are rather on the large side and the patch at the tip of the wing tracks down both edges of the wing from the tip. The impression of size also helps.
This will be one of the second brood, in which males and females are pretty indistinguishable when seen from the underside.
There was also a Peacock, beautifully coloured on both its hind and forewing underside:
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