Rather striking Grey Dagger moth caterpillar. It really ought to hurry up and pupate - there's a cold northerly wind blowing this morning.

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #insects #pollinators #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #naturephotography #autumnwatch #caterpillars #moths #Purbeck

It begins. The early morning skies are beginning to fill up with Swallows, House and Sand Martins ahead of the long journey south.

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #365dayswild #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #naturephotography #autumnwatch #swallows #birds #Purbeck #migration

Death's Head Hawk Moth crossed the Channel last night and crash landed in town. It squeaked when I picked it up!
No better way to start the day.

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #insects #pollinators #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #naturephotography #autumnwatch #hawkmoths #moths #Purbeck #SilenceOfTheLambs

Hummingbird Hawkmoth sheltering from the tail end of whatever named storm it we're in the middle of. Love the #arrowhead at rest vibe.

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #insects #pollinators #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #naturephotography #hawkmoths #Purbeck

Ye shall not pass! Female #Adder had a bit of a hissy fit at me and my big boots.

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #reptiles #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #naturephotography #Purbeck #snakes

Long-winged Cone-head - not an insult from Star Trek but a lovely cricket resting in the allotment. Including antennae it was a svelte 4" in length.
(As a child I was afraid of ovipositors but I'm over it now.)

#ukwildlife #insects #crickets #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #naturephotography #grasshoppers

Turning over sheets of plywood or corrugated iron is a bit of a compulsion, but when the reward is a shiny bronze slow-worm...

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #reptiles #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #naturephotography #Purbeck #slowworms

Now this is why we like #StingingNettles. #Peacock #caterpillars love nothing better.

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #ukflora #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #springwatch #naturephotography #Purbeck #bloomscrolling #butterflies #pollinators #BigButterflyCount #foodplants #ButterflyConservation

Hemp Agrimony just coming into bloom, an important late summer nectar source, here enjoyed by a Large Skipper.

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #ukflora #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #springwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #bloomscrolling #butterflies #pollinators

No pasaran!
Wood Ants' nest hogging the boardwalk in a local nature reserve.

#ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #springwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #ants #insects

Off the reservation for this one. Chalkhill Blue at Martin Down Nature Reserve, Hampshire.

#wildflowerhour #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #springwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #bloomscrolling #blues #butterflies #insects #pollinators

It's always so rewarding to take part in #30DaysWild each year, gifting more focus, and an even greater appreciation for, the everyday #Nature experiences we all enjoy 🥰 I can't wait to get started tomorrow! ❤️

@wildlifebcn.org #UKNature #UKFlora #UKFauna #UKWildlife #Rewilding #NatureTherapy

Walking a child's portion of the #PurbeckWay yesterday I counted thirty Wall Browns, but it was only this #Comma which didn't flit off.

#wildflowerhour #butterflies #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #springwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #pollinators #insects

Plenty of impish, sun-loving Green Tiger Beetles about down here on the #heaths.
#Bugsky #InsectThursday #beetles #ukfauna #springwatch

Barn Owl on a #diurnal hunt at #DurlstonCountryPark.

#springwatch #ukfauna #ukwildlife #owls #birds #dorsetbirds #Purbeck

Only 11 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#snakes #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #springwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #smoothsnake #reptiles

Only 15 sleeps to astronomical spring. Meteorological spring has arrived but that doesn't quite count.

#bristletails #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #livingfossil #insects

Only 23 sleeps to astronomical spring. Soon come. Soon come.

#wildflowerhour #butterflies #blues #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #pollinators

Only 39 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#birds #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #wildflowerhour #robins

Only 40 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#wildflowerhour #butterflies #pollinators #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #insects

Only 48 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#sealife #lobsters #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #bluelobsters #oneinamillion #crustaceans

Burgundy Snail (helix pomatia)

potentially sub variant

#snails #ediblesnail #ukfauna #fauna #nature #uknature #wildlife #ukwildlife ##helixpomatia #helicidae

Only 52 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#wildflowerhour #sealife #portuguesemanowar #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck #siphonophores

Only 64 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#wildflowerhour #reptiles #lizards #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck

Only 66 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#wildflowerhour #insects #ladybirds #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck

Only 69 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#wildflowerhour #insects #flowers #pollinators #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #ukflora #Purbeck

Only 71 sleeps to astronomical spring.

#wildflowerhour #insects #moths #pollinators #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #hawkmoths #Purbeck

Only 75 sleeps to astronomical spring.
#wildflowerhour #mammals #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #deer #Purbeck

There's clove and almond in the air!
There's holly red and sharp!
And mistletoe grows in rows and rows,
Where ivy bound my heart.

#MerryChristmas #Bluesky!

#wildflowerhour #ivy #ukfauna

Only 91 sleeps until astronomical spring.

#wildflowerhour #pollinators #moths #butterflies #ukwildlife #ukfauna #dorsetwildlife #365dayswild #winterwatch #nature #naturephotography #Purbeck