Sadly, our hopes of seeing lots of Butterflies &c. were dashed when we saw that the Council' Strimmers had arrived before us and wrought their standard destruction viz.
Although our first instinct was to turn around we decided that having Bicycled down there we should walk along the Footpath viz. most Clouds have Silver Linings.
There were a few white Butterflies about: the majority, apart from a couple of Green-Veined White Butterflies and a handful of Orange-Tip Butterflies remaining alas, unidentified.
Bearing in mind the current Extraordinary Situation, we don't take the Butterfly Net with us: thinking it might attract adverse comment. And from what we have read during the past few weeks it is our perception that a British' Stasi would have no shortage of Applicants!
But we did see four Green Hairstreak Butterflies: including this Character:
Footnote: after leaving the Footpath and walking along The Ridgeway we noticed below us what appears to be a Disused Track, which looks quite promising for Bees, Bugs, Butterflies, Wild Flowers &c. and well worth a visit next time we are down there. Also: hopefully Safe from the Depredations of the Council' Strimmers?
Wild Flower' Species seen beside the Ridgeway included:
Bristly Oxtongue
Common Bramble (with a few flowers)
Common Vetch
Cow Parsley
Cut-Leaved Crane's-Bill
Docks (unidentified)
Forget-me-Not
Hawk's-Beard
Hedgerow Crane's-Bill
Hoary Cress
Hogweed
Oxeye Daisy
Ribwort Plantain
Sow-Thistle
White Campion
White Dead-Nettle
and Wintercress
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