Clustered Bellflower on Bourton Downs. Fewer this year in the dry weather. #wildflowerhour

Fleabane in Grafton Wood & Small Copper. #wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals

Common Whitethroat, Ballycotton - one of my favourite birds. I suspect many of them have already left for Africa after what seems like a good breeding season for them here.

Silver-spotted skipper at Aston Rowant. ⁦Butterfly Conservation 🦋⁩ ⁦Craig Jones⁩

Willow Emerald in Grafton Wood. Remarkable how quickly they have spread considering sightings were in single figures until the mid 2000’s.

Ruddy darter in Grafton Wood.

A fresh Comma at Grafton Wood yesterday.

Common blue in Grafton Wood.

Holly blue in Grafton Wood yesterday.

Pale Toadflax on the chalk escarpment near Aston Rowant this week. #wildflowerhour

Poplar Fieldcap near Fladbury today. #fungi #MushroomMonday #MushroomOfTheDay

Common blue at Welford-on-Avon this afternoon.

Common blue - Welford-on-Avon

Common blue along the River Avon.

It’s been a good year for Meadow saffron in Grafton Wood. #wildflowerhour

Brown Argus - Grafton Wood

Green-veined white - Grafton Wood ⁦West Midlands Butterfly Conservation⁩ ⁦Butterfly Conservation 🦋⁩

Common darter in Grafton Wood. Beautiful salmon pink colouring.

Female Common blue in GraftonWood. ⁦West Midlands Butterfly Conservation⁩

Clouded Yellow today in Grafton Wood after our work party.