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Unimproved grassland at Durlston Country Park in mid-July.
With at least 578 species of flowering plant recorded along the cliffs, limestone grasslands and woodlands this is one of the best areas in the country for wild flowers. In mid July its spectacular. With such a rich variety of flowers perhaps unsurprisingly the range of insects is equally as good. The clouds of Marbled Whites, Lulworth Skippers and Gatekeepers erupting from the paths mown through the meadows is almost beyond belief. As the sun sets and the darkness envelops the landscape the tiny bright green glow of the female Glow-worm can be found.
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