Infrared Images from Juniper Hall Trip

Images  taken with a Sony RX100 compact camera converted to record infrared light. The first images were taken early in the morning on one of the moth trapping sessions; the others later in the day around Juniper Hall with its wonderful gardens complete with lots of different habitats (as you would expect from a Field Studies Centre!!).

Thursley Unusual Flora

Unfortunately I didn't take a macro or wide angle lens to Thursley not anticipating such interesting plants including large areas of Sundew complete with a trapped beetle and Lesser Bladderwort, another carnivorous plant, in some ditches. There were many areas of Marsh orchids, Crossleaved Heath (with mystery growths). Mosses and Royal Ferns plus Bracken

Thursley Common

 Cuckoos heard but not seen (Colin, the cuckoo, famous for its appearances in Thursley photos, is sadly an ex-cuckoo), Stonechat pair, Woodlark against a bright sky but wonderful to hear the "lu-lu-lu" song,  young Dartford Warbler too close to focus well, Dartford Warbler adult moving a bit too fast for my settings, Common Lizards and 3 species of Dragonflies (Keeled Skimmer, Black-tailed Skimmer and 4-Spot Chaser) and 2 Damsels (Common Blue and Large Red Dmaselflies) occupied a very enjoyable day at Thursley Common. 

Newdigate Brickworks

 Newdigate Brickworks opened 1928 and finally closed in 1974. The site was abandoned until the turn of the century when it was decided to build a housing development with the remainder as a nature reserve run by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. There are two lakes and a series of smaller ponds. The mosaic of woodland, scrub, grassland, marsh, water-side and aquatic vegetation communities makes the site particularly diverse. Around 220 plant species have been recorded for the site (including 27 ancient woodland indicator species). Lots to photograph including Butterflies, Moths, Bugs and Bees! Here just a selection of generally common species but I will update when I manage to identify this very small but feisty spider.