One of the earliest butterflies to emerge in the springtime is the Peacock. It is a large butterfly with four distinct eye spots on the wings with a deep chestnut background colour.

The Small Tortoiseshell is another early butterfly in Britain. Look for the black and Sandy coloured marks on the leading edge of the wings and the blue markings along the fringe.

Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell enjoying the warm sunny weather today in Cheshire. On a short walk from home I saw at least six Peacocks, four Small Tortoiseshells, two Commas and a Brimstone. #OurWorldIsWorthSaving

A beautiful sunflower in my garden, July 19. I love how vibrant it is, they always make me smile! 😊🌻😊🌻 #Sunflower #Growyourown #Chemicalfree #Organicgarden #Saynotopesticides #LoveNature #LoveWildlife #FightForNature #Ourworldisworthsaving 💚💚

Nearly a week on Bluesky. Certainly a refreshing change from the last few years on X. Looking forward to sharing lots more wildlife over the coming months and years. #OurWorldIsWorthSaving

Groups of Sea Bass cruise the bay at Porthkerris, where there are also shoals of Sand Smelt and the omnipresent young Pollack.

#Porthkerris #Cornwall #OurWorldIsWorthSaving

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Montagu's Blenny on the rocks, Two-spot Gobies in the Kelp, a huge lone Thick-lipped Grey Mullet and a cruising group of Thin-lipped Grey Mullet during a snorkel in the rain at Swanpool, Falmouth.

#Cornwall #OurWorldIsWorthSaving

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Small Balsam (Impatiens parviflora) along the banks of the River Thet.

And Nipplewort (Lapsana communis).

Delighted to find Giant Puffballs - yum!

#giantpuffball #Shropham #Rocklands #Breckland #Norfolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving

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Around Brockley the Hazel nuts are ripening but the Wild Teasel is not yet in bloom.

#cobnut #teasel #BuryStEdmunds #WestSuffolk #Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #Wildflowerhour #MyWorldNow

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Blizzards of Marbled Whites around Chettisham Meadow; have never seen higher butterfly densities, apart from wintering Monarchs. Also abundant Ringlets, Meadow Browns, Skippers & some Green-veined Whites.
Bullfinches in the hedges.
#Ely #Cambridgeshire #OurWorldIsWorthSaving 2/3

Good numbers of Oystercatchers in the pig fields and muck heaps of Larling; here is a family with 2 well grown (but mucky) young.

Along the track, Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and Haresfoot Clover (Trifolium arvense).

#MyWalk #Breckland #Norfolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving 1/2

What treasure! A Skylark nest - she flushed just a metre ahead of me.

The Ringlet - one of my favourite butterflies, on the green land S of Shropham.
Newly fledged House Sparrows were attempting to dust bath in the road.
#Shropham #Breckland #Norfolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving 2/3

Lakenheath airfield well grazed by rabbits. Gorgeous lichen heath at Wangford Warren with Corn Spurrey (Spergula arvensis) and Birdsfoot (Ornithopus perpusillus), that most dainty of peas.
#Suffolk #WildflowerHour #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #30DaysWild
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As we listened to a crooning Turtle Dove in the Kings Forest, we were watched by a Fallow Deer in the light of the deliciously warm evening, sheltered from the breeze.
#KingsForest #Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #30dayswild #Fallowdeer #TurtleDove 10/10

After the rain shower, went down onto Stoke Ferry Fen. In the brimming ditches: Celery-leaved Buttercup (Ranunculus scleratus), Water Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica) & Parrot's Feather? #WildfloweriD

#StokeFerry #Norfolk #Fens #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #Wildflowerhour
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Also along the Cut-off Channel: Dewberry (Rubus caesius), the more delicate cousin of Bramble, Hairy Rock-cress (Arabis hirsuta), Hairy Tare (Vicia hirsuta) & cinnabar moth caterpillars.
#Wretton #Norfolk #Brecks #Breckland #TheBrecks #WildflowerHour #OurWorldIsWorthSaving
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At @LOHP The Lows #BloNorton, the hay has been cut leaving species rich strips unmown incl. Musk Mallow (Malva moschata), Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca) & Common Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) with a characterful willow down on the fen.
#OurWorldIsWorthSaving #Wildflowerhour
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Rough Hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus) just coming out now on Bury Hill, #Newmarket Heath SSSI, and the flowering Sheep's Fescue (Festuca ovina) looking lovely in the evening light. #Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving @NatureUK 3/4

Abundant Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) is among the glories of the #chalkgrassland at Bury Hill #Newmarket Heath SSSI #Suffolk.
#OurWorldIsWorthSaving #30DaysWild 4/5

Members of the Rose Family at @SuffolkWildlife Redgrave & Lopham Fen: Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) for whose understated flowers the bees were going crazy, subtly magnificent Marsh Cinquefoil (Comarum palustre) and avenues of Dog Rose (Rosa canina) #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #Norfolk 3/4

In this headlandless cereal sea, I admire the tenacity of the Cowslips that manage to cling on in the ditches.

The Roe Deer are unconcerned by my passing.

#Barningham #WestSuffolk #Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #Roedeer

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It's a wonder the plants keep their petals in all this icy wind...in our garden these northerlies have brought drifts of petal snow.

#CowParsley Ashfield Green #Wickhambrook #WestSuffolk #Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #WildlifeWednesday

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Now the chunky Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) is in flower, contrasting with the more frothy Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).

#Hogweed #CowParsley Ashfield Green #Wickhambrook #WestSuffolk #Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #WildlifeWednesday

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This Willow Warbler couldn't have chosen a noisier territory on #CavenhamHeath into which to broadcast his liquid notes - right under the rookery...
#OurWorldIsWorthSaving #TheBrecks #birdsong @NENorfolkSufflk
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A perfect finale to this warm, still evening - a newly arrived Nightingale singing with gusto in the tranquillity along the Cut-Off Channel.

#Nightingale Fordham #Norfolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving 6/6

Silt Fen Farm - an exemplary use of European funds to create a haven for biodiversity; good water levels and strong fencing to keep the foxes and badgers out, making for relaxed successfully breeding ground nesting birds.

#Denver #Norfolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving 5/6

Something thrilling and invigorating about the cacophony of a black-headed gull breeding colony, especially when laced with Peewit calls.

Silt Fen Farm #Denver #Norfolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving 4/6

Spring! Slow down you move too fast... Already the summer flowers are coming out: Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) & Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).

#OurWorldIsWorthSaving #Denver #Norfolk #WildflowerHour
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Incubating Mute Swan slumbering among the Bulrushes on the Cut-Off Channel.

Sedge Warblers are back in force also along the Wissey. Also Cetti's Warbler near the confluence with the Great Ouse.

#MyWalk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #Wissey Fordham #Norfolk 1/6

Back at Easter Wood, the Black Bryony (Tamus communis) and Lords-and-Ladies are just beginning to emerge, symbols of spring fecundity. Also emerging from the wood, in the evening sun - Fallow Deer.

Baxter's Green #Wickhambroo#Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #WildflowerHour
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Along the Wickham Brook a fabulous display of Red Campion (Silene dioica), and the Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) is just getting into its stride.

#Wickhambrook #WestSuffolk #Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #WildflowerHour
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Other spring botanical delights along the Wickham Brook: peak Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys), Wood speedwell (Veronica montana), Goldilocks Buttercup (Ranunculus auricomus) & good old Herb Robert.
#Wickhambrook #Suffolk #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #WildflowerHour
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