Nick who owns the beautiful sussex woods that adjoin the secret campsite has just completed a short survey fo species he has seen in the area over the last month July 1st-3rd August.
It is quite an impressive list and features the following species:
Brimstone
Brown Argus
Clouded Yellow
Comma
Common Blue
Gatekeeper
Green-veined White
Large Skipper
Large White
Marbled White
Meadow Brown
Painted Lady
Peacock
Purple Hairstreak
Red Admiral
Ringlet
Silver Washed Fritillary
Small Copper
Small Heath
Small Skipper
Small Tortoishell
Small White
Speckled Wood
White Admiral
The Glow worms are still about in the long grass and on the railway track that leads up to the Royal Oak in Barcombe, although their numbers are starting to dwindle as the end of the showing off season approaches.
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