Highlights from a recent visit to the only one of the Large Blue re-introduction sites open to the general public. A stunning area of sun-drenched chalk meadow on the side of a steep hill close to Street in Somerset.
Pyramid Orchid
Large Blue
Female Large Blue oviposting (egg laying) in Wild Thyme
Marbled White
Restharrow – apparently the wiry stems are tough enough to stop a horse drawn harrow dead in its tracks.
Another Pyramid Orchid complete with a Meadow Grasshopper
Greater Butterfly Orchid – slightly past its best.
Also a great site for Spotted Flycatchers and the more common warblers.
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