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

Monday, 16 Feb 2026

Bitter Oysterling on oak stump

A good walk largely uninterrupted by photo opportunities. Only once did the cameras come out of my shoulder bag, at an oak stump where I noticed some flying insects landing briefly on the flat sawn surface of the stump. The resultant not too great images show a possible non-biting midge, perhaps a Buzzer Midge (Chironomus […]