Large Heath Butterfly, Crowle Moors

 

A massive step count today to hopefully see a large heath butterfly. We didn't go home empty handed with two, perhaps three seen. Absolutely buggered when we got back to the car......age is beginning to catch up with us and I hate it !

Spoke to a butterfly chap on the path and he had walked the whole of Crowle Moors and seen four so recon we did ok !

Local Pyramidal Orchids

 

Looking good this year .....need another week or two for maximum flowering

Beautiful orchids, meadows and butterflies

 

Hundreds of common spotted orchids on the verges this year

Southern Marsh Orchid

Ringlet

Red Admiral

Pink - possibly a garden escapee

Common Spotted Orchids

Some seeding heads of the pasque flowers

Bee Orchid, a good find in this meadow

Some beautiful meadows, full or orchids and a view to die for xx

Common Broomrape

 

Lots this year, more than past years, growing amongst the orchids

A sea of beautiful red poppies

 

Local fields that have been left for a solar installation and they look absolutely fantastic !

Bee Orchids

 

Our local bee orchids are simply stunning this year, the best ever with hundreds and hundreds of spikes