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

Friday, 5 Jun 2026

Yellow Shell moth

Four days since my last excursion onto the Downs, during which time there has been some much-welcomed rain. Hogweed flowers on which I was photographing insects at waist height just those four days ago are now eye-level! I spotted my first Common Swift (Apus apus) of the summer over the main grassland, at least 4 […]