Tag: Cornwall

  • Harebell

    Harebell

    Nodding Harebell flowers start to blossom on the Lizard from July, taking over from Sheep’s-bit as it begins to fade. Photo: janetgraham84new, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Common Dolphin

    Common Dolphin

    Watch out for schools of splashing and leaping Common Dolphins round The Lizard. Photo: © Natural England / Rebecca Walker

  • Dyer’s Greenweed

    Dyer’s Greenweed

    The yellow flowers of Dyer’s Greenweed can be seen on the Lizard from June to August. The cliffs near Kynance Farm are a good place to look. Photo: © Natural […]

  • Sulphur Beetle

    Sulphur Beetle

    The bright colour of Sulphur Beetles makes them hard to miss, despite being small. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Wheatear

    Wheatear

    Wheatears are summer visitors to Britain, and in July you can often spot juveniles born in the same year, as well as the striking adults.  Photo: © Richard Birchett

  • Ringlet

    Ringlet

    Ringlets may not be as showy as some other butterflies, but they have their own gentle charm. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Wild Thyme

    Wild Thyme

    Wild Thyme is in full bloom on The Lizard in July. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Large Skipper

    Large Skipper

    Watch out for Large Skippers from May to September in meadows, and in woodland rides and glades. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Sedge Warbler

    Sedge Warbler

    Windmill Farm is a good place to spot Sedge Warblers, summer visitors to Britain from Africa, . Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Four-spotted Chaser

    Four-spotted Chaser

    A common sight in the summer, watch out for the darting, hovering flight of the Four-spotted Chaser dragonfly. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Hottentot-fig

    Hottentot-fig

    The bright pink and yellow flowers of Hottentot-fig look cheerful on sea cliffs in the summer, but this is an introduced and invasive species. Photo: Phil Sellens (Wikimedia Commons)

  • Marsh Fritillary

    Marsh Fritillary

    This small and delicate butterfly is a protected species due to its serious decline in numbers, but The Lizard is one of its strongholds. Find them on Mullion Cliffs or […]

  • Subterranean Clover

    Subterranean Clover

    Lizard ‘clover season’ is from spring to early summer. One to look out for is the small and unassuming Subterranean Clover, found on shallow soils or amongst short turf close […]

  • Wild Chives

    Wild Chives

    Lovely Chives can be found flowering from May to July. Mullion Cliffs is a good place to spot them. Photo: © Natural England/Neil Pike

  • Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher

    Oystercatchers are often spotted round The Lizard’s shoreline. Photo: © Allan Drewitt/Natural England

  • Red Fox

    Red Fox

    The Red Fox is largely nocturnal creature, but can sometimes be spotted in the daytime. Photo: © Richard Birchett