Explore the diverse flora and fauna on the Downs from season to season through personal observations and photographs

Thursday, 1 May 2025

Swollen-thighed Beetle on a dandelion flower

Many of the dandelions now have full heads of seeds – ‘dandelion clocks’. The strong breeze today has them blowing around like snow. Indeed, some paths have sections that look as if there is a light frost or snow cover such is the concentration of the seeds. There are other windblown seeds resembling dandelion seeds, […]