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

Saturday, 31 May 2025

Tiger Cranefly resting on Common Privet

Only had an hour this morning for a quick sortie onto the Downs, but had only just arrived when I got a photo of another new insect species, a rove beetle (Staphylinus dimidiaticornis?) that scuttled across the path ahead of me (which is why the photo is not totally in focus – it was moving […]