Butterfly-spotting at #DurhamWildlifeTrust
#RaintonMeadows in the wind: 29 records for #ButterflyConservation
meadow brown (5); ringlet (17); small skipper (11); small white (4); green-veined white (1); small heath (3); small tortoiseshell (3) + four-spot chaser & black-tail skimmer dragonflies
Reeds, trees and the lake at Joe’s Pond on a winter’s day, part of Rainton Meadows nature reserve.
Rather grey today, but another lovely trip out, getting to know our new area. This time we went to #RaintonMeadows, a @durhamwildlife.bsky.social reserve on the edge of #Sunderland. We saw some tufted ducks, black-capped gulls, a great-crested grebe, and various hedgerow birds. 😊 #CountyDurham
