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

Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026

hibernating Black Snail Beetle

The south-eastern corner of the Downs was where I headed this morning, where I found a flock of at least 20 Redwing (Turdus iliacus) foraging in the canopy of the woodland trees. In the woodland itself the English Yew (Taxus baccata) are beginning to bloom, the male trees producing short spikes of small yellowish cones. […]