Boxhill Orchids and Butterflies

Great day out with Ben West yesterday hunting the various orchid and butterfly species  characteristic of the Surrey Hills. The Bee Orchid is a variant with pointed lip. The dry conditions this year have reduced the number of orchids though we found most of the target species. The butterflies were loving the sun with highlights including the Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak and hundreds of Small Blues

Dorset - Cerne Abbas Butterflies and Moths

A walk up the Long Man Hill at Cerne Abbas produced all the target species  - Forester moth, Burnet moth, Grizzled and Dingy Skipper,  Marsh Fritillary, Common Blue and Adonis Blue. The first image of the Forester in quaking grass is one of my favourites of the holiday.