{"id":7128,"date":"2021-07-26T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=7128"},"modified":"2022-02-12T15:24:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T15:24:08","slug":"durlston-meadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=7128","title":{"rendered":"Durlston Meadows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080450.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080450-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080450-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080450-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080450-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080450-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080498.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080498-400x276.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080498-600x414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080498-150x103.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve often wondered if the traditional hay meadow as described by Prince Charles, David Attenborough etc. ever actually existed or was it like so many other environmental issues a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre with perhaps a touch of romanticism thrown in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080491.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080491.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080491-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080491-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080491-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080491-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080491-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ox-eye Daisies at Durlston Country Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the thin, lime-rich soils of Durlston the summer display is spectacular. Just difficult to believe that vast swathes of Merrie Olde England ever bore any resemblance to what is now amongst the finest hay meadows in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080494.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080494.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080494-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080494-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080494-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080494-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080494-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Marbled White low down amongst the grasses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the number of Swallows hunting over the meadows probably the safest place to bask and warm the wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080519.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080519.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080519-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080519-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080519-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080519-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080519-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rough Hawkbit and Greater Knapweed at Durlston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sheer abundance and range of species is really impressive and with so much pollen and nectar available the fields are alive with insects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080531.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7375\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080531.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?attachment_id=7375#main\" class=\"wp-image-7375\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080460.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080460-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080460-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080460-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080460-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080460-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Marbled White on Greater Knapweed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P1080545.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7376\" 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Great to be back down south and at Durlston Country Park on the outskirt of Swanage. I&#8217;ve often wondered if the traditional hay meadow as described by Prince Charles, David Attenborough etc. <span class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"more-link btn btn-transparent\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=7128\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[154,1056,1058,1057,541],"class_list":["post-7128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flora","tag-durlston-country-park","tag-ox-eye-daisy","tag-red-cage-fungus","tag-rough-hawkbit","tag-woolly-thistle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7128"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7384,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7128\/revisions\/7384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}