We walked through Powerstock nature reserve along the trailway which leads to Powerstock and beyond. It is a lovely walk, quite varied and includes the old bridges along the route. There was plenty of butterflies and dragonflies out along this route. The butterflies - Peacock, Red Admiral, Silverwashed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper, Tortoiseshell. The dragonflies - Golden-ringed, Migrant Hawker (male & female) Common Darter (male & female) The wildflower, Hemp-agrimony at this time of year is a valuable source of food for the butterflies. Powerstock is a lovely village, we stopped at the Three Horseshoe Inn for tea and coffee and then took a look at the Church.
Peacock, not seen many of these this summer
Red Admiral, quite a few of these today
Silver-washed Fritillary, starting to look a little worn now
Gatekeeper, quite a lot of these today
View from the trailway
One of the bridges crossing over the trailway
Fungus
St Mary's church, Powerstock
One of the windows in St Mary's
2 comments:
What a delightful place to talk a walk, Lin! Your photos are super.
We're doing quite well in these parts for Peacocks, but Red Admirals seem to be a bit in short supply this year. I don't think I've ever managed a photo of a Silver-washed Fritillary.
Best wishes - - - Richard
Thankyou Richard
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