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

Monday, 19 May 2025

Orange Ladybird on a bramble leaf

I have only heard a Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) calling on the Downs twice in the last 10 years, but there was one around this morning. I could locate the general area that he was in but could not see him. Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni), Small Blue (Cupido minimus) and Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) butterflies are still […]