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Thanks Goldie. You really must visit there sometime, I would especially recommend May/June for the wildflowers as well as the butterflies but it is a great place at any time.
Thanks Neil. I don't blame you, it is a special place.Neil Hulme wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 6:12 pm Nice report, Neil. I long to get back there myself; it's been a while.
BWs, Neil
Thanks Trevor, definitely a case of quality over quantity. Good luck with the Small Pearls at Park Corner Heath, it looks set to warm up this coming weekend so they may start appearing.
Thanks Wurzel. Fingers crossed for you at Bentley Wood although I read somewhere recently that it has been suffering from increased visitor pressure. Seems to be a bit of a problem with a few of the more popular sites this past 12 months or so.
Cheers Wurzel. Good luck at the weekend, it is looking quite promising for a change.
Thanks Mark. That would tie in with my impressions, a week or two behind down there whereas here in the midlands it has almost felt like we are still in April...or November!essexbuzzard wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 10:16 pm Lovely report and pictures, Neil.
We were hoping to go down there for a short break this weekend, but it hasn’t worked out for us.
My sources down there say that the weather has been better in Cornwall, and elsewhere in the SW and South Wales, this spring, in particular a much warmer and sunnier April. So things are slightly more advanced there than up here, though still behind schedule.
Cheers Wurzel. Yes, they are cracking birds and I always make an effort to see them when we are down there. Mind you, it was easy this time, just a 5 minute walk from our B&B
Thanks David. I must admit I was a bit fearful myself when I saw the forecast. We saw plenty of cloud and wind, particularly on the Thursday and Friday but fortunately most of the rain fell further inland.David M wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 9:46 am I'm so pleased you had a productive trip, Neil. I feared for you when you announced the dates you were going, as that part of the country usually has similar weather to the Gower, and it was pretty windy and cloudy here between 17th and 22nd.
Great that you managed to find Small Pearl Bordered and Marsh Fritillaries, and the Wall Browns were a welcome bonus too.
Some beautiful scenery and other flora/fauna as you say. This is for sure one of the most delightful parts of the UK (even when the weather is less than satisfactory).
Indeed Wurzel, we have gone from one extreme to the other again.