After a warm night, I come to work sleepless yet excited about the day and what I will come across, as I leave the office/Learning Centre, I turn left and walk towards the wildflower meadow. Spotted, as I walk on the path is a small Blue Tit perched on a fence, as it sees me approach it fly's away into a Sycamore tree to the right of me. As I walk further, I notice the abundance of Brambles, Hawthorn, and Wild Carrot with the sound of bee species pollinating the area, sighted are many Gatekeeper butterflies and a sound of a Wren.
Going into the first field the sound of Bush-crickets and possible Grasshopper species loudly croak the surrounding area, one Magpie is spotted – hopefully their rhyme isn’t correct! A swarm of more Gatekeepers flutter around the Blackthorn, Bracken and Field Maple before reaching a gate.
Passing the gate, a “Beware of the Skylark” sign is seen, yet none heard nor sighted, but through this silence a Stonechat could be heard making it’s unique sound as if two stones are being tap together, and the Bush-crickets continue to chant. Spotted and heard was also a Goldfinch, as well as the sound of another Wren and a Magpie - two for joy?
As I walk further into the field, the wildflower spotted were Bird's-foot Trefoil, Wild Carrot, Yellow Rattle, Ragwort, Wild Parsnip, and so much more I need to learn from as a new Apprentice. Leaving the field and on a gate a Speckled Wood butterfly is spotted on a Skylark sign on the gate to the next field.
Into the next field Goldfinches resonate as I decide to turn left into the shrubby path of Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Wild Rose and Wild Parsnip. With an abundance of Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns and Speckled Woods. Whilst an Unidentified bird sound (even the Merlin App didn’t pick up) called, as well as a Robin.
Leaving the shrub behind one returned into the meadow, noticing that this field had more grass than wildflowers, but this doesn’t stop the butterfly species from fluttering about.
Passed the gate looking down at the English Channel, a Marbled White butterfly is seen fluttering, as well as a Lulworth Skipper and the other butterfly species seen before, and a Bush-cricket shows itself.
As I walk back a Dark Green Fritillary is spotted lazing on the ground.
On the way back, one checked the weather, a low of 19.3c, not quite another Tropical night.