Tag: The Lizard

  • Betony

    Betony

    Purple spikes of Betony put on a lovely display along coastal paths in the summer. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Common Butterwort

    Common Butterwort

    The delicate violet flowers of Common Butterwort can be spotted from May to July in boggier spots on The Lizard. Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 

  • Spear Thistle

    Spear Thistle

    The tall and striking Spear Thistle comes into flower across The Lizard from July. Photo: © Natural England/Peter Roworth

  • Oxeye Daisy

    Oxeye Daisy

    Hedges and verges are full of Oxeye Daisies glowing white and bright throughout the summer.  Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Swollen-thighed Beetle

    Swollen-thighed Beetle

    Look out for the sparkling copper-green of the Swollen-thighed Beetle on flowerheads on hot sunny summer days.  Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Western Bee-fly

    Western Bee-fly

    The Western Bee-fly is a fairly rare species in the UK – it has been spotted on The Lizard, both near Kennack and at Poltesco. Photo: Tony Blunden

  • Burnet Rose

    Burnet Rose

    Creamy-white Burnet Roses are everywhere on the coastal heaths from May through to July. Photo: © Natural England/Neil Pike

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    Beautiful Demoiselle

    Beautiful Demoiselle damselflies are on the wing from early summer until the early autumn. Photo: © Natural England/Chris Gomersall

  • Common Lizard

    Common Lizard

    Common Lizards vary quite a bit in colour, from green to brown.  Photo: © Natural England/Paul Lacey

  • Sparrowhawk

    Sparrowhawk

    Although the Sparrowhawk breeds in woodland, it can be spotted hunting across many habitats. Photo: © Natural England/Andy Neale

  • Ramsons

    Ramsons

    In spring and early summer, the garlic scent of Ramsons is everywhere in the deciduous woodlands, hedges and verges round the Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Peter Wakely

  • Wood-sorrel

    Wood-sorrel

    Wood-sorrel blooms in April and May. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Bar-tailed Godwit

    Bar-tailed Godwit

    Look out for this long-beaked wader round The Lizard coastline in winter, or on passage in spring and autumn. Photo: © Natural England/Allan Drewitt

  • Bluebells

    Bluebells

    You know it is spring when bluebells start to bloom.  Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Cuckoo

    Cuckoo

    Cuckoos migrate back to the UK in the spring. Photo: Dougy Wright

  • Early Forget-me-not

    Early Forget-me-not

    In the spring, look out for the tiny and delicate blue flowers of Early Forget-me-not nestling on sandy cliff-top and heathland soils round The Lizard. Photo: Steve Townsend