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

Saturday, 15 Aug 2026

Common Purple-and-gold moth on Stinging Nettle

Drought Day 53. It seems like many insects have just given up. Walking along the woodland paths even three days ago you would see swarms of midges/gnats/mosquitoes, or hoverflies hovering. Gone. Apart from a few Meadow Brown butterflies and a single Speckled Wood, virtually no other airborne insects on these paths. Three days ago, you […]