White Spots

I'd set my litter picker down on the ground when this baby water vole crept out to feed next to it, right by my shoe. I was fascinated to see that it had a white spot on its forehead, something I've seen on water voles before though I don't know what causes it. Also interesting to see ragwort in its feeding station, because that plant is so very poisonous to other animals.

The Big Butterfly Count (plus moths and a dragonfly)

 Migrant Hawker?

 Gatekeeper butterfly

  Meadow Brown butterfly

 Poplar Hawk moth

 Red Admiral butterfly

 Rosy Rustic moth

 Swallow Prominent moth

August Thorn moth

There's still time left to do the Big Butterfly Count. It only takes 15 minutes, and you can submit your records online here: http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/

When You Have a Snail Stuck to your Head and You Don't Notice

Moths, Voles and Amphibians

Edgeley Road vole

Burnished Brass moth

Shaded Broad-bar

Large Magpie

Above, juvenile Common Newts and below, Great Crested newts.

Common Toad.

Moth Time

Vapourer moth caterpillar

Spectacles

Scalloped Oak

Sexton beetle

Early Thorn moth

Bold Vole

Someone appears to have carelessly left this bag of apple lying around...

Snacking on a Bit of Apple