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

Sunday, 5 Jul 2026

Dark Green Fritillary

Two weeks between visits at this time of year makes a huge difference. The grass is almost twice as high. Much of the hogweed is now my height and going to seed already. The grassland has a profusion of yellow flowers – buttercups, St John’s Worts, Lady’s Bedstraw, Rock Rose, Horseshoe Vetch and various yellow […]