Rookery Clay Pits

Where man has left the land untouched for many years a diverse flora and fauna has so far survived. There are plans afoot which, against the wishes of many, will destroy some of these areas. The Grizzled Skipper and the Wall Brown will disappear for good ...

Wood White - 05/05/09

Nine species of Butterfly at a location in Buckinghamshire, one of which was new to me - a few Wood White were either constantly moving in the sun, or sitting still in the gloom making photography a challenge !



Another chance to see Grizzled Skipper.



Herb Robert Geranium robertianum



A female Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus) on the heath at Cooper's Hill NR, Ampthill in Bedfordshire. It is one of about sixty species of dung beetle found in the UK.

Ahoy Skipper !

Ten species, in total, in the Bedfordshire brickpits on another fine day. On the Callows by Stewartby Lake a Dingy Skipper, three Grizzled Skipper and four Green Hairstreak were on show.







A Large Red Damselfly was on the wing - my first 'dragon' of the season.