A good turnout for the first meeting of the summer(!) and the group took a steady circular walk from Anglers down to Walton Hall and back pausing to look at the flowers and insects en route and an even longer pause at the golfer’s tea shack :¬) Here is a list of the species noted as we walked round and a picture of the crew at the pit stop.

• Insects noted
  Green Longhorn (Adela reaumurella)
  10-Spot Ladybird (Adalia 10-punctata)
• Spring warblers noted
  Blackcap
  Willow Warbler
  Chiffchaff

Sue Gaynor was species recorder on the meeting and we will upload a full list shortly. Here are a few more pictures to be going on with.

Sightings:
Wildflowers
Bluebell
Bulbous Buttercup
Bush Vetch
Cow Parsley
Creeping Buttercup
Cuckoo Pint
Cut-leaved Cranesbill
Dog’s Mercury
Dogwood
Germander Speedwell
Greater Stitchwort
Green Alkanet
Common Comfrey
Guelder-rose
Ground Ivy
Groundsel
Hairy Bittercress
Hairy Chickweed
Hedge Mustard
Herb Robert
Hogweed
Mouse-ear(Common)
Pignut (tasty)
Red Campion
Shepherd’s Purse
Smooth Sow-thistle
Birds
Skylark
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Insects/Butterflies
St Mark’s Fly
Adela reaumurella (type of long horned moth)
Solitary Wasp
Cream streaked ladybird
Peacock Butterfly
Green Veined White
Speckled Wood
Orange Tip