Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Nature In August

This month look out for:
  • Grey & common seals basking in the sun on sandbanks - look out for common seal pups this month too!
  • Whales, dolphins & porpoise
  • Butterflies, dragonflies & damselflies
Birds In August
  • Sea bird colonies - great time to visit, there's still plenty going on
  • Ospreys
Flora In August
  • Heather in bloom
  • At the coast - sea holly, sea campion, sea lavender, thrift
  • Acorns appearing on oak trees
  • Wild thyme
  • Thistles
  • Common butterwort
  • Berries - blackberries, rowan berries, elderberries
  • Wild flowers - campions, orchids, scabious, thistle, ox eye daisies and many others
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