Spot the bridled Guillemot ……………. great to see a small colony of auks nesting along the Jurassic Coast. Just a handful of Razorbills to be found and on this occasion no Puffins. However, the last remaining Puffins on the south coast can be found close Read More …
Tag: Durlston Country Park
Durlston Meadows
Blue skies, warm sunshine and walking through a hay meadow in mid July. Great to be back down south and at Durlston Country Park on the outskirt of Swanage. I’ve often wondered if the traditional hay meadow as described by Prince Charles, David Attenborough etc. Read More …
Coast Encounters
Another glorious sunny and warm day – we really have been lucky to have picked the best couple of weeks of the year to head down south. In contrast to up north the parched landscape suggests its been a good summer in the south of Read More …
In search of Adonis
I do enjoy the Victorians tendency for exaggeration but even I’m struggling with this one. The connection between Greek mythology and the mortal lover of the goddess Aphrodite with one of our rarer Butterfly’s is a little obscure. Read More …
Ravens and Butterflies
Well mid January and its the same old story of another day, another downpour. Hard to recall a more gloomy and damp winter. If the weather had been half decent I’d have headed over to Derbyshire to see the over-wintering Parrot Crossbills but a long Read More …
High Summer
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 Read More …
Glow-worms
Glow-worms mating at Durlston Country Park. The female is the glamorous one glowing in the darkness. In contrast the male is rather dull and lacks the ability to glow. The male however does have the advantage of being able to fly. We spotted this female Read More …
Durlston Country Park
Another very impressive National Nature Reserve and country park to the west of Swanage town centre overlooking the bay. To date it’s the best public park I’ve been to in this country it really is a superb area. Even if you can’t visit the park Read More …
Green-winged Orchids
Not many posts recently due a 2 week break down south based just outside Corfe Castle, Dorset. The sheer diversity of wildlife in such a small area is incredible. Hopefully I’ll be able to illustrate some of the highlights over the next few posts. Green-winged Read More …