Wildlife Walk in Breney Common

Location: Breney Common Nature Reserve
Photographer: Rowena Castillo Nicholls
​Videographer: Rob Nicholls
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It has been a successful and enjoyable day. It’s lovely to see you Phillip HarrisDel Netherton and Dave Conway. It’s just amazing to see loads of wildlife species with knowledgeable people. I always learn a lot of stuff.
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* Butterflies: 21x Marsh Fritillary, 34x Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, 11x Speckled Wood, 17x Common Blue, 8x Small Heath, 3x Red Admiral, 2x Green Hairstreak, 2x Small Copper, 1x Small White & 1x Holy Blue
* Moths: Speckled Yellow, Mother Shipton, China-mark, Cream Wave, White Wave, Silver Y & a lot more…
* Caterpillars: Orange Tip & Emperor Moth
* Chrysalis: Six-spot Burnet Moth
* Dragonflies: Golden-ringed, Southern Hawker, Four-spotted Chaser & a lot more…
* Damselflies: Beautiful, Large Red, Azure, Common Blue and a lot more…
* Dragonfly Nymph
* Birds: Cuckoo, Buzzard, Raven, Heron and a lot more…
* Wildflowers: Loads of Orchids, Monk’s Hood/Wolf’s Bane, Cow Parsley, Cuckoo Flower, Foxglove, Bluebell, Field Scabious, Bird’s Foot Trefoil, Ragged Robin, Campion, Forget-Me-Not, Cowslip, Violet, Sundews & a lot more…
* Beetles: Seven-spotted Ladybird
* Amphibians: Common Frog
* Crickets & Grasshoppers
* Fungi

The rare Marsh Fritillary

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green Hairstreak, Small Heath, Speckled Wood, Common Blue & Small Copper

Moths

Orange Tip and Emperor Moth Caterpillar

Six-spot Burnet Moth Chrysalis

Seven-spotted Ladybird, Four-spotted Chaser & Dragonfly Nymph

Fungi

Wild Orchids

Rowena Castillo Nicholls, Rob Nicholls, Phillip Harris, Del Netherton and Dave Conway