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

Friday, 15 May 2026

Harlequin Ladybird

A largely overcast, cool day with a fresh breeze, not boding too well for insects on the wing. Nor did I see a single butterfly on the wing yet oddly found two at rest on a patch of Cow Parsley, each the first of its species that I have noted this season. They were Common […]