raft spider

cotton grass on Whixall Moss

two lizards on Prees Heath

feeding station plus droppings

I met a couple of men today who told me they'd been watching two water voles in this ditch on Whixall Moss. There were signs of water vole nibbling on some grass stalks poking out of the water.

 

yellowhammer above, yellow wagtail below

latrine on a brick

White Lion Meadow water voles

dead tiger beetle I found on Whixall Moss

female stonechat and large heath butterfly, both Whixall Moss

from top to bottom: four-spotted chaser, female white-faced darter, large red damselfly, male banded demoiselle, female banded demoiselle

below, red admiral and brimstone butterfly

In Between the Showers, at Whixall Moss

Green Tiger beetle

Sundew plants.

Female stonechat.

Raft spider.

Green Hairstreak butterfly.

Goldfinch and male yellowhammer, Prees Heath.

Female Minotaur beetle, Prees Heath.

Caterpillar of the Garden Tiger moth.

A veeeeery distant hobby.

 Field vole burrows are very small, about the size of a 50p piece.

 Stonechat and curlew on the Moss.

Below, signs and a sighting at Edgeley Road.

Tesco vole.