Today 22 members of the London Natural History Society (LNHS) visited Hartslock for the orchids and all other wildlife. We had glorious, hot, sunny weather all day and it seemed as if everything came out to be photographed.
Monkey, Lady & the hybrids are all flowering very well at the moment and will probably continue to flower for another 2-3 weeks more.
I personally saw Grizzled & Dingy Skippers, Green Hairstreaks (everywhere), Small Heath, Orange Tip, Brimstone, Large White, Peacock & Common Blue. Club-tailed dragonfly, Banded & Beautiful Demoiselles were also on the wing.
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- the group jostle to see the butterfly
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- the subject of everyone's attention - a pristine Green Hairstreak
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- later we spread out and look for Bastard Toadflax & the associated bug
