{"id":3554,"date":"2016-09-07T16:47:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T16:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2016-09-08T18:54:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T18:54:34","slug":"high-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3554","title":{"rendered":"High Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"P1070938.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28843921281\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/9\/8710\/28843921281_d0d2174f6d_c.jpg\" alt=\"P1070938.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\nUnimproved grassland at Durlston Country Park in mid-July.<\/p>\n<p> With at least 578\u00a0species of flowering plant recorded along the cliffs, limestone grasslands and woodlands this is one of the best areas\u00a0in\u00a0the 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\u00a0bright green glow of the female Glow-worm can be found.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a title=\"P1070719.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28301395984\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/9\/8651\/28301395984_2927d7514f_c.jpg\" alt=\"P1070719.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Wild Clematis perhaps more commonly known as Travellers Joy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a title=\"DSC_6414.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28919834775\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/9\/8062\/28919834775_3f2b854a17_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6414.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0View east from Durlston Country Park over Dulston Bay with the chalk headland of Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks in the distance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"P1070706.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28919193745\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/9\/8677\/28919193745_2643c2eaa0.jpg\" alt=\"P1070706.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"P1070937.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28304274543\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/9\/8563\/28304274543_53cff272a9.jpg\" alt=\"P1070937.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Musk Thistle<\/td>\n<td>Teasel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a title=\"P1080083.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28634626460\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/9\/8648\/28634626460_ebb0f62a11_c.jpg\" alt=\"P1080083.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Field Scabious close to West Hill, Corfe Castle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a title=\"P1080033.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28634604270\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/9\/8248\/28634604270_e021c8690a_c.jpg\" alt=\"P1080033.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0An unusually pale form of Nettle-leaved Bellflower at East Creech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"P1070946.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28843932821\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/9\/8333\/28843932821_51711e3b03.jpg\" alt=\"P1070946.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"P1080017.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28888351306\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/9\/8665\/28888351306_200418c72e.jpg\" alt=\"P1080017.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Wild Basil<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Nettle-leaved Bellflower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a title=\"P1080101.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28634631340\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7777\/28634631340_70b0aa0535_c.jpg\" alt=\"P1080101.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Harebell, a far more common\u00a0relative of the Nettle-leaved Bellflower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" 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With at least 578\u00a0species of flowering plant recorded along the cliffs, limestone grasslands and woodlands this is one of the best areas\u00a0in\u00a0the country for wild flowers. In mid July its spectacular. 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