Cerne Abbas - Marsh Fritillary and Adonis Blue Ticked

On Wednesday, we climbed up Giant Hill searching for two particular butterfly species and managed to photograph them - Marsh Fritillary and Adonis Blue (along with lots of 5- and 6-spot Burnet Moths and a jade green Forrester Moth.

The origin and age of the Giant are unclear. Some think it is an ancient construction, associated with a Saxon deity or a Celtic British figure of the Greek Hercules.There is archaeological evidence that parts of the drawing have been lost over time. The lack of earlier descriptions, along with information given to an 18th-century historian by the steward of the manor at the time, have led some modern scholars to conclude that it probably dates from the 17th century, and perhaps originated as political satire.