{"id":3958,"date":"2017-08-04T20:53:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T20:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3958"},"modified":"2018-01-11T20:43:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T20:43:50","slug":"english-wall-lizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3958","title":{"rendered":"English Wall Lizards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4972\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4972\" class=\"wp-image-4972 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4823.jpg\" alt=\"English (naturalised) Wall Lizards in one of the many quarries to be found along the Dorset coastline.\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4823.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4823-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4823-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4823-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4823-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4823-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">English (naturalised) Wall Lizards in one of the many quarries to be found along the Dorset coastline.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With up to 80 separate populations across southern England the Wall Lizards are far more mobile and active than either the Common or Sand Lizard.\u00a0 In our normally cool, damp climate they&#8217;re restricted to sun drenched rock faces and cliffs. Certainly wouldn&#8217;t last long in northern England !<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4974\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4974\" class=\"wp-image-4974 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090388.jpg\" alt=\"Thrift growing close to the quarry edge\" width=\"840\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090388.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090388-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090388-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090388-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090388-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090388-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thrift growing close to the quarry edge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A sun-drenched quarry overlooking the English Channel just up the coast from Sandbanks. Not a bad place to call home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4975\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4975\" class=\"wp-image-4975 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090402.jpg\" alt=\"A young Wall Lizard hiding from the local Kestrels\" width=\"840\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090402.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090402-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090402-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090402-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090402-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1090402-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young Wall Lizard hiding from the local Kestrels<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fortunately they&#8217;re too inquisitive to stay hidden for long. A fact that hasn&#8217;t been lost on the local Kestrels !<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4976\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4976\" class=\"wp-image-4976 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5261.jpg\" alt=\"Herring Gull \" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5261.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5261-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5261-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5261-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5261-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5261-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Herring Gull<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hmmm&#8230;..another local taking an unhealthy interest. Possibly just dropping in ?<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0IKuXcd-ies?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A 10 minute video of a pair of Wall Lizards enjoying the sunshine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4977\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4977\" class=\"wp-image-4977 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4728.jpg\" alt=\"Female Wall Lizard (foreground)\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4728.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4728-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4728-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4728-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4728-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4728-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Female Wall Lizard (foreground)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4978\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4978\" class=\"wp-image-4978 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4895.jpg\" alt=\"A pair of Wall Lizards with the vivid green male being particularly striking.\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4895.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4895-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4895-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4895-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4895-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_4895-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pair of Wall Lizards with the vivid green male being particularly striking.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4979\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4979\" class=\"wp-image-4979 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5299.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Cabbage on the Dorset coast\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5299.jpg 840w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5299-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5299-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5299-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5299-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/DSC_5299-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wild Cabbage on the Dorset coast<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A superb specimen of the increasingly rare Wild Cabbage. In comparison to our modern cultivars really noticeable just how tough the leaves are. I suspect even the Large Whites struggle eating this one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With up to 80 separate populations across southern England the Wall Lizards are far more mobile and active than either the Common or Sand Lizard.\u00a0 In our normally cool, damp climate they&#8217;re restricted to sun drenched rock faces and cliffs. 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