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

Friday, 28 Nov 2025

Holly flower

A different route to yesterday, but some of the images I took were of things I saw yesterday. First was yet more overwintering Birch Catkin Bugs, this time clustered on sycamore leaf buds.     More flower buds too on a Holly (Ilex aquifolium) bush. What was unusual was the presence of a pollen-bearing male […]