Tagged: Hoverfly

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) - Ivythorn Hill, Somerset, UK. ID 822_3526

Ivythorn Hill

I heard on Twitter that large blue butterflies have already been flying this year. This is very exciting so on the way home I stopped at Collard Hill.  However, the weather was poor and on finding...

Swollen-thighed beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on Birds-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) - South Hill, Somerton, Somerset, UK. ID 822_1598

South Hill

South Hill is a postage stamp size nature reserve in South Somerset managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust.  It has open access so I made a detour on the way home from work and spent...