Sim Elliott
Birds and Dragonflies. RSPB Pagham Harbour 24.09.22 (pm) & 26.09.22 (am)
I went to RSPB Pagham Harbour, a place I have visited many times before, by train and bus on the afternoon of Saturday 24.09.22 and the...
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Sim Elliott
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Butterflies and Birds, Beachy Head & Birling Gap. 19.09.22
I took the 12 bus from Brighton to Eastbourne. You can catch the 12, 12A (slower) or 12X (fastest) to Eastbourne. They run frequently...
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Sim Elliott
- Sep 15
- 3 min
Autumn Colours: Wild flowers, Woods and Insects. Box Hill. 12.09.22
On Monday 12.09.22 I took the opportunity of a sunny day to visit Box Hill. I thought I may see a few September butterflies; but I only...
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Sim Elliott
- Sep 12
- 6 min
The Wriothesley Monuments at Titchfield. Green Sandpipers & a Whinchat at Titchfield Haven 10.09.22
I go to Titchfield Haven every few months; as it is such a great site for birds. Titchfield Haven is a National Nature Reserve manged by...
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Sim Elliott
- Sep 8
- 3 min
An afternoon at RSPB Pagham Harbour: a Lizard, Curlew Sandpipers and Cattle Egret. 06.09,22
I went to RSPB Pagham Harbour, a place I have visited many times before, by train and bus. I took the train from Brighton to Chichester...
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Sim Elliott
- Sep 2
- 4 min
Butterflies & Moths at Steyning Downland Scheme and Autumn Ladies Tresses at Anchor Bottom. 01.09.22
In the afternoon of Thursday 01.09.22, I went to Steyning Downland Scheme as I had heard on social media that there were quite e few Pied...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 31
- 3 min
Birds, Butterflies and Wild Flowers at Warnham NR and RSPB Pulborough Brooks. 30.08.22
Warnham Nature Reserve is relatively easy to get to by public transport, as long as you don't mind a one mile walk from Horsham Station;...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 25
- 5 min
Mating Long-Tailed Blue Butterflies. Brighton. 25.08.22
I am not going to reveal the exact location in Brighton of this sighting; but if you are a butterfly enthusiast you'll know where this...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 24
- 5 min
Butterflies on Newtimber Hill and The Devil's Dyke. 23.08.22
On Tuesday 23.08.22 I met with another member of the Gay Birders Club for a local GBC meet-up. We went to Newtimber Hill and the Devil's...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Whitehawk Hill and then a walk from Crowlink to Beachy Head; Birds, Butterflies & Views. 20.08.22
My plan for the day was to pop up to Whitehawk Hill to see if I could see the Long Tail Blues there, and then walk to the seafront and...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 19
- 1 min
An afternoon walk at the Devil's Dyke. Butterflies and Birds. 18.08.22.
On Friday 18th August I took the 77 bus to the Devil's Dyke for an afternoon walk. It was sunny but quite windy. In my three hour walk I...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Butterflies at Friston Gallops, Friston Forest. 16.08.22
On Thursday I went on a trip with friends to Friston Gallops (above Butchershole Bottom) in the Friston Forest near Jevington; it is well...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 13
- 1 min
Butterflies at Bevendean Down NR; a short morning walk. 11.08.22
On Thursday 11.08.22 I walked from my house to Bevendean Down from my house. I arrived at Bevendean at 8.00 am and I walked back at home...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Box Hill - Juniper Top. Silver-Spotted Skippers & Silver-Washed Fritillaries. 08.08.22
I got to Box Hill by train; travelling from Brighton to Box Hill and Westhumble station (changing at Three Bridges and Horsham). I...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 7
- 5 min
Butterflies & Birds at Hutchinson Bank, New Addington & Reigate Hill. 06.08.22
On Saturday 06.08.22 I visited two locations that were new to me. They are both areas of North Downs escarpment; and they are both know...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 6
- 3 min
Butterflies, Wild Flowers & Birds at the Steyning Downland Scheme 04.08.22
On Thursday 04.08.22 I visited the wonderful Steyning Downland Scheme. It is very easy to get there by public transport. I got the 2 bus,...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 3
- 4 min
The Landscape, Flora & Fauna of Lower Greensand and Chalk; Leith Hill to Ranmoor Common. 02.08.22
On Tuesday 2nd August I visited Leith Hill for the first time since I was a teenager, when I issued to go with my parents and...
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Sim Elliott
- Aug 2
- 1 min
Mill Hill, Anchor Bottom and Devil's Dyke. Butterflies. Silver-Spotted Skippers. 30.07.22
On Saturday I took the 2 bus to Shoreham and walked up to Mill Hill, and then on to Anchor Bottom. I took the 2 bus back from Dace...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Steyning Downland Scheme. 17 species of Butterflies, 3 Moths, 1 Grasshopper, and a Leaf! 28.07.22
Steyning Downland Scheme is a marvellous project at promoting Butterfly diversity. For further information see Home | Steyning Downland...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 27
- 3 min
Bumblebee Surveying & Birding at Rye Harbour. Nesting Common Terns & a Curlew Sandpiper. 26.07.22
The primary purpose of this visit to Dungeness was bumblebee surveying, aa part of my role as a volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 23
- 3 min
Birds and Butterflies. Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven. 22.07.22
The walk from Seaford via Seaford Head Nature Reserve (Sussex Wildlife Trust) and Cuckmere Haven (Cuckmere Valley) (National Trust) to...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 20
- 3 min
Park Corner Heath/Roland Wood & Lewes Railway Land NRs. The hottest UK day on record. 19.07.22
On what was predicted to be the hottest day on reduced, and was, I decided to visit two reserves that were mostly woodland so that I...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 20
- 4 min
Friston Forest, Friston Gallops and Lullington Heath. Butterflies. 18.09.22
As on Monday the weather forecast was for extremely hot weather, I decided to make a nature journey that was mostly in the woods; to...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 17
- 9 min
Ranmore Common, Polesden Lacey & Denbies Hillside (Surrey Hills AONB). 16.07.22
I returned to Ranmore Common and Denbies common, which I had visited the Saturday before, see Butterflies at Denbies Hillside and Ranmore...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 16
- 2 min
Headley Heath (Surrey Hills AONB). Landscape and Butterflies. 15.07.22
Headley Heath is next to Box Hill near Dorking. It Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) with a large variety of invertebrates and...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 13
- 6 min
Birds and Butterflies at Arlington Reservoir and Abbot's Wood. 12.07.22
I hadn't visited Arlington Reservoir for a long time, and I had never visited Abbot's Wood nearby, so I decide to visit both on Tuesday...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Lancing Ring Nature Reserve. Butterflies & Birds. 11.07.22
Lancing Ring Nature Reserve, is north of Lancing. I reached it by catching a bus to Shoreham, and then walking up the Adur estuary,...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 11
- 7 min
Butterflies at Denbies Hillside and Ranmore Common (Surrey Hills AONB). 09.07.22
I caught the train to Box Hill and Westhumble Station from Brighton (changing at Gatwick Airport and Horsham), a journey of 90 minutes,...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 9
- 1 min
An early evening walk. Butterflies and Wild Flowers at Mill Hill. 08.07.22
I went to Mill Hill, Shoreham for an evening walk. I got to the Shoreham on the 700 bus from central Brighton, and walked from the foot...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 8
- 1 min
An early evening walk. Butterflies and Birds at Devils Dyke. 07.07.22
I went to the Devil's Dyke for an evening walk. I got to the Devil's Dyke on the 77 bus from central Brighton. The sun was low in the sky...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 5
- 5 min
Steyning Downland Scheme: a Marsh Tit, a Dingy Skipper and a Grey Wagtail. 05.07.22
I had wanted to visit the Steyning Downland Scheme for some time; and it was easy to reach by bus number 2 from Brighton (an hourly...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 4
- 2 min
A short walk at the Coombe, Malling Down NR. Butterflies & the first Rampion of 2022. 04.07.22
I was working (as a volunteer) most of the day in Brighton on Monday 04.07.22, but I finished at 15.00 so I took the opportunity of the...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 3
- 3 min
The "usual" Birds and Butterflies and well-being. Cissbury Ring. 02.07.22
I did a morning walk to Cissbury Ring on Saturday 02.07.22. I reached Cissbury by train and bus (Brighton to Worthing by train and bus 1...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Into the Woods! Stedham Common and The Severals. 01.07.22.
After visiting Iping Common on 01.07.22, I visited Stedham Common, just to the east of Iping Common, forming part of a wider area of...
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Sim Elliott
- Jul 2
- 5 min
Silver-Studded Blue Butterflies, Birds & Bees at Iping Common. 01.07.22
I went to Iping Common especially to see Silver-Studded Blues, and I was not disappointed, I saw ca. 50. Iping Common is an area of...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Butterflies and Birds at the Devil's Dyke and Newtimber Hill. 29.06.22
I went to the Devils Dyke and New Timber in the afternoon on the 77 bus, and spent four hours looking at butterflies, moths, other...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 29
- 1 min
Colour, Form, Flora and Fauna on the South Downs on a June Afternoon: a Visual Poem. 29.06.22
I visual poem. A chronological sequence of photographs from my walk this afternoon: down the Devil's Dyke, through the woods, round...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 28
- 9 min
Bookham Commons. Birds, Wild Plants & Butterflies. White Admiral. 27.06.22
Bookham Commons, National Trust (Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its flora...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 26
- 3 min
Skippers! Another brief stroll round Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve, Rottingdean. 26.06.22
At the moment I am staying at my mother's house, following her having surgery, so it is not currently possible for me to make longer...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 24
- 1 min
Skylarks! A brief stroll round Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve, Rottingdean. 23.06.22
At the moment I am staying at my other's house, following her having surgery, so it is not currently possible for me to make longer...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 23
- 6 min
Butterflies, Trees and Landscapes. Box Hill, Dorking, Surrey. 22.06.22
Box Hill is under the stewardship of the National Trust Box Hill | National Trust, and is an extraordinarily beautiful landscape of chalk...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Mill Hill NR and Anchor Bottom (Beeding Hill). A profusion of Marbled White Butterflies. 20.06.22
I took the 2 bus from my home to Shoreham. I walked up the Adur and then up the footpath to Mill Hill that crosses on the road bridge the...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 20
- 7 min
Dark Green Fritillaries at the Devil's Dyke. 18.06.22
After seeing a couple of Dark Green Fritillary on Friday 17.06.22 on the path that leads into the bottom of the Devil's Dyke, I decided...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 18
- 1 min
Birds and Butterflies. Devil's Dyke & Castle Hill National Nature Reserve. 17.06.22
This is a record of the photos I took on two locations on 17.96.22. First I went to the bottom of the Devil's Dyke with friends, and got...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Friston Forest, Friston Gallops and Lullington Heath. Butterflies & Birds. 14.06.22
I travelled to Exceat (Seven Sisters Country Park) by 12 bus, see 12 - Eastbourne-Brighton | Brighton & Hove Buses. From there, I walked...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Butterflies in Stanmer Park & Malling Down NNR. 13.06.22
I took the 25 bus to Stammer, which runs very frequently, see: 25 - Universities-Old Steine | Brighton & Hove Buses Stanmer Park Silver Y...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Castle Hill National Nature Reserve and the Rottingdean Undercliff. A GBC trip. 11.06.22
This trip to Castle Hill National Nature Reserve and the Rottingdean Undercliff was a South-East area Gay Birders Club outing. I made a...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 12
- 5 min
Wild Plants, Insects and Birds. Birling Gap, Beachy Head and Lullington Heath NNR. 09.06.22
I visited the Downs to the west of Birling Gap, and the east, specifically the area around Horseshoe Plantation, and north of Shooter...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Hayling Island Oyster Beds & Langstone Mill Pond. Common Terns and Little Egrets 07.06.22
I went to the Oyster Beds Hayling Island/Langstone Harbour on 07.06.22 to see the nesting terns for which the site is well known, see:...
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Sim Elliott
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Southern Marsh Orchids. Sussex. June 2022.
The Southern Marsh-orchid is tolerant of a wide range of predominantly alkaline habitats, but occasionally it strays into mildly acidic...
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