Early morning foxes, photography heavy post.
Foxes.
Author: Andy Finnegan
Large White.
It seems to be a good year for white butterflies.
Dark Green Fritillary.
Dark Green Fritillary. Old Winchester Hill.
White-legged Damselfly,
A new damselfly for us, we spotted this White-legged Damselfly in the New Forest on Wednesday. They are mainly found along slow-flowing, lowland streams and rivers, sometimes on canals or ponds.
They differ from our other blue damselflies sporting white legs.
Leafhopper.
Leafhoppers are small, sap-sucking insects that feed on leaves and stems. Nearly 300 species have been recorded in the UK. This leafhopper, I believe, is a Cicadella viridis. It is more commonly known as a Green Leafhopper, Size 6-8mm
A working Forest.
#Wordless Wednesday
Lulworth Skipper.
A 1st for me, a Lulworth Skipper, they are one of the smallest of the UK’s butterflies. It has a very restricted range in the extreme south of Dorset, where it can be found in good numbers along a stretch of coast centred on the village of Lulworth, where the species was first discovered in 1832.
My picture is of a female, near Winspit. Females can be distinguished from other skippers by the pale orange ‘sun-ray’ markings on their forewings, whereas the males have darker-brown, almost olive coloured wings .
They can be seen from early June to mid-August.
Six Spot Burnet Moth.
On the coastal path near Dancing Ledge in Dorset, I spotted this rather faded Six-spot Burnet Moth feeding on a teasel flower. These moths are day-flying moths.
Circular walk.
On Wednesday, our walk was a circular route of approximately 7 miles, starting from our campsite at Acton Fields, and then heading down to the coast at Dancing Ledge, along the coast to Winspit. The coast in Purbeck is dotted with quarries and caves, a legacy of the stone-cutting industry. Then back inland “uphill” to Worth Matraver and along the Priests Way back to the van.
Swanage.
A couple of nights camping in the van at Acton fields campsite near Swanage Dorset. A chance to explore the coastal path near Worth Matraves about a miles walk from the campsite. The last time I was at Acton fields I broke my shoulder when I fell at Kimmeridge Bay!
(Posted via smartphone).
Continued Reflections from my World. 