Edford Meadows

An evening visit to Edford Meadows with other volunteers from the Somerset Wildlife Trust.  This was my first ever visit to this reserve and many thanks to the SWT for the evening and especially the pizza and chips in the pub afterwards.

Edford Meadows

Getting down low to capture that butterfly

The narrow path down through the fields.

Edford Meadows

Flowers

The meadows were full of flowers including Betony (Steaches officials), knapweed (Centaurea nigra), oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and self-heal (Prunella Vulgaris).  The grasses providing a background of soft fog.

Edford Meadows

Marbled Whites

Add some beautiful butterflies to the mix of pink flowers and misty grasses.

Following on from a handful of Marbled White (Melanargia calathea) at Lynchcombe a few days ago, today there were many more at Edford Meadows.

Marbled White at Edford Meadows

Marbled White at Edford Meadows

Marbled White at Edford Meadows

And Finally…

A few more insects: Five-spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii) and some bees.

Five-spot Burnet

Bumblebee on Knapweed

Bee on Common Vetch