For the second year, I spent a week on school camp near Broxbourne Woods National Nature Reserve in Hertfordshire. The wood is remarkable for the Hornbeam and Oak that grows there, with open rides supporting flowers that encourage insects. I did catch a glimpse of a White Admiral, but not to photograph.
Muntjac Deer are common in these woods, with sightings occuring on several days. Nuthatches, Treecreepers, Great Spotted Woodpeckers and Coal Tits were also common. I managed to see just one Glow-worm, though I believe greater numbers were seen earlier in the summer.
Gatekeeper
Large Skipper
Silver-washed Fritillary
Ringlet
Small Skipper
Marbled White
Essex Skipper
Common Toad, crawling across one of the tracks at dusk.
Common Red Soldier Beetle,
Rhagonycha fulva.
Meadow Brown
Yellow and Black Longhorn Beetle,
Rutpela maculata.
Small White
Green-veined White
Large White
Speckled Wood
Broad-bodied Chaser, a female.
Emperor Dragonfly
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