Early summer landscape
Common Spotted Orchids on Butser Hill
There are a good many common spotted orchids now flowering towards the top of Limekiln Lane on Butser Hill
Early summer landscape
Rare orchids on the Bereleigh Road
There are a few narrow leaved helleborines on the north side of the Bereleigh road, not so many as there have been other years. These are rare and protected species with one of their best sites being at Chappetts Copse north of Whitewool Farm. They are mixed in with an number of other wild flowers including common rock-rose, jack-go-to-bed-at-noon and wild strawberries, yum yum!
Woodlands
Timber cutting at Duncoombe Wood
Western red cedar being cut down in Duncoombe Wood, ready to be used as cladding on the refurbished hostel at the Sustainability Centre
Slow-worms
Slow-worms on the move
I spotted two slow-worms today, one on Halnacker Lane near Coombe Cross and one near Forty Acres Farm on the concrete road. I think one is a female and one a male.
Early summer landscape
Buttercups are blooming
All over the parish, and especially on Park Hill and Small Down, buttercups are blooming