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

Saturday, 25 Apr 2026

Bleeding Heart Spider

Another cloudless, very warm day, but just a light breeze, so butterfly sightings should have been better. Sadly, they were much like yesterday. Brimstone still dominates, with a few a few Speckled Wood, Holly Blue and Green Hairstreak, and just a single Orange Tip. The second moth on the wing of the season, after hundreds […]