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

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Wasp Beetle on Banstead Downs

A second Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), one of the summer migrant birds, was noted this morning. It was very windy again today, but some good overnight rain meant that in the more sheltered areas there was still a lot of insect activity. Yet again there were lots of Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) butterflies on the […]