Tag: Cornwall

  • Wren

    Wren

    The Wren is the most common breeding bird in Britain. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Small Tortoiseshell

    Small Tortoiseshell

    Small Tortoiseshells usually produce two broods in a year, and so a second-generation of adults emerges in August. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Pillwort

    Pillwort

    Look out for the rare, small fern Pillwort, which has benefited from conservation work on The Lizard. Ruan Pool on Windmill Farm is a good place to search. Photo: Steve […]

  • Curlew

    Curlew

    Watch out for Curlews in July and August as they start to move to the coast. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Sea-holly

    Sea-holly

    Insect pollinators love the spiky blue flowers of Sea-holly. Loe Bar is a wonderful place to spot this lovely plant. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Common Blue

    Common Blue

    The Common Blue is one of the butterflies counted annually in Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count. Photo: Dougy Wright

  • 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