On to the Lower Burgh Meadow this morning, we had an excellent two hours just wandering about and checking for the Bee Orchid - we weren't disappointed.
Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera even though we have a good idea where to look they are not easy to spot, I think this one looks like it's laughing.
Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera two in this spot one in bud and the other has been eaten by slugs.
Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis there are plenty of these in this area.
Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii - all over the place this year.
7 Spot Ladybird
7 Spot Ladybird
Green Sawfly - rhogogaster viridis on Perforate St John's Wort - Hypericum perforatum - it was a beautiful colour blending well with the leaf.
Perforate St John's Wort - Hypericum perforatum not in flower yet.
Common Figwort - Scrophularia nodosa var. bobartii - another rarity on the meadow. Unfortunately it's being eaten away by the figwort weevil.
Common Knapweed - Centaurea nigra
Common Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris
False Oat-grass - Arrhenatherum elatius
Creeping Thistle - Circium arvense
Creeping Thistle - Circium arvense
Tufted Vetch - Vicia cracca
Zigzag Clover - Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover - Trifolium medium
Tern Raft in use.
On the way home we found Common Black Ground Beetle - Pterostichus melanarius. Not pretty to some but still a friend in the garden.
Take Care.
