Prospect Fields

Early this year I visited Aller Hill near Langport to photograph the woodland flowers.  I completely forgot that the Aller Hill SSSI also includes some grassland.  So today I put that right and made an early evening visit to the Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Prospect Fields.

Propsect Fields - Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1892

Propsect Fields – Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1892

Not sure if I was too early, or too late, but I missed timed my visit.  I had hoped to see the Hawthorn in bloom and fields of yellow flowers.  In the end I stayed for just 20 minutes only after some unusual dragonflies stole the show.

The view over the Somerset Levels was pretty good too.

Propsect Fields - Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1890

Propsect Fields – Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1890

This praenubila form of the four-spotted chaser is not that rare but something you rarely notice.

Praenubila form of the Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) - Prospect Fields, Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1934

Praenubila form of the Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) – Prospect Fields, Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1934

This pair of scarce chasers kept themselves out of reach high up in the trees.

Female Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) - Propsect Fields, Somerset, UK. ID 822_2033

Female Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) – Propsect Fields, Somerset, UK. ID 822_2033

The other one is in the background and completely out of focus.

There were very few flowers on show – perhaps the best was this dog rose being blowed around in the breeze.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) - Prospect Fields, Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1995

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) – Prospect Fields, Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1995

And Finally…

Another quick grab shot of a roe deer disappearing into the bush.

Roe Deer - Prospect Fields, Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1909

Roe Deer – Prospect Fields, Langport, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1909

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