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Wurzel
A walk I did many times, back in the 80s and 90s. Well, once a year, anyway, to enjoy the Dukes and little blues. But I'm pretty sure I didn't see grizzled skippers there in those days. I went to Aston Rowant and Whitecross Green for those - and came across them occasionally in bits of Bernwood Forest. Either the grizzlies have spread or I wasn't so good at spotting them back then.millerd wrote:It's quite a trek from Tring station to Ivinghoe if that's what you did, Buggy -
It is indeed Dave, a trek I've done many times now. at a stiff hiking pace it's about an hour but I do tend to dawdle and wander so anything from 2 to 4 hours but it's always worth it. If nothing else you get some great viewsmillerd wrote:It's quite a trek from Tring station to Ivinghoe if that's what you did, Buggy - but it really seems to have been worth it for the variety you saw.There's much more about than when I was there a few weeks ago.
Dave
There are a few sheltered pockets of what to my eye's look like good Duke habitat along the route, riddled with Cowslip and well sheltered from the wind but despite much searching I've seen no sign of them, Grizzlies on the other hand are present in these spots, if in very small numbers. Dukes used to occur at Aldbury Nowers Nature Reserve as well (10 minute walk from Tring station) but sadly not anymore.Padfield wrote:A walk I did many times, back in the 80s and 90s. Well, once a year, anyway, to enjoy the Dukes and little blues. But I'm pretty sure I didn't see grizzled skippers there in those days. I went to Aston Rowant and Whitecross Green for those - and came across them occasionally in bits of Bernwood Forest. Either the grizzlies have spread or I wasn't so good at spotting them back then.millerd wrote:It's quite a trek from Tring station to Ivinghoe if that's what you did, Buggy -
I used to see a few sporadic Dukes on the walk itself, between Ivinghoe Beacon and Tring.
Guy
I just looked it up and had a read. That's really p****** me off, they caused the pair to split up just to get a better picture, moronsWurzel wrote:Great shots Bugboy- sorry the other bit of info didn't pay off - Alan Thornbury mentions it on his Blog
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I read a report from the same day at Bentley on the Hampshire sightings page and it seems that the 'organised' queuing didn't last long and someone even tried to move it to get a better shot![]()
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Wurzel
It wasn't too hard to track down Dave, it was the egg being laid in the previous picturemillerd wrote:Your trip out was not unlike mine, Buggy - no Large Skippers here either! Good to see those Holly Blues active still as well, and laying on all sorts of things. I like those action shots, and you managed to track down the egg as well.![]()
Dave