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09.05.22/2. Malling Down Nature Reserve. Dingy Skipper, other butterflies and Meadow Pipits.

After visiting Bevendean Down Nature Reserve first thing on 09.05.22, I walked over the top of Bevendean Down to Moulsecoomb, where I...

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09.05.22/1. Bevendean Down Nature Reserve. Blue Adonis, other butterflies and House Martins.

Butterflies are in severe decline in the UK. ... [Richard Fox, Butterfly Conservation UK]: "Three-quarters of our 56 resident butterfly...

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South Downs National Park, fauna & flora from Seaford Head to Friston Gallops. 26.04.22

When I go for walks in nature, I try to be open to experience and enjoy every aspect of nature that presents itself, whether that be a...

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Butterflies at Birling Gap & Friston Forest, wild flowers, and Swallows at Cuckmere Haven. 23.04.22.

My nature journey of Saturday 23.04.22 was of two parts: a walk around Birling Gap and Friston Forest and then a walk in Cuckmere Haven...

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Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven: Insects, a Kestrel and Knots 17.12.21

This post focusses on insects at Seaford Head; but there some birds too, particularly at Cuckmere Haven. I walked this route from 15.00...

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Pollinators and Wild Flowers. Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven. 08.09.21. A Clouded Yellow

This post is a record of a walk from Seaford Head to Cuckmere Haven (with a detour up the path at Hope Bottom, as Hope Bottom is well...

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Butterflies (and a family of Spotted Flycatchers) on Chantry Hill, West Sussex. 06.09.21

I went for a walk with my friend to Chantry Hill, near Storrington; with the intention of spotting Butterflies, as it is highlight in The...

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Birds & Butterflies at Cissbury: 2 trips; 2 birding groups; one day. 04.09.21. A Pied Flycatcher

On Saturday I went for a walk to Cissbury Ring with the Shoreham and District Ornithology Society (SDOS) (8.00-10.00) and the Gay...

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A walk from Holywell to Beachy Head. 25.08.21. Wild Flowers, Butterflies, LandArt and Winchats.

On Wednesday 25.08.21, after visiting the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne, I walked to Beachy Head via Holywell (The Kiosk on map below),...