The opening of the wonderful Vergette Wood Meadow at Etton for visitors has produced a large number of photos for our gallery featuring pictures taken in June.
The meadow – normally kept closed and used during autumn and winter to graze sheep – has been left to nature since the start of the year to encourage wildflower growth and the wonders of nature that result.
And what a picture it has been – prompting many members to visit and post their pictures on our Facebook site. The main picture – taken by Paula Mason and featuring a hoverfly and pollen beetle – has been selected as our image of the month.
Each month we select photographs taken by our Facebook members and posted on our site. They might not be technically perfect – but they sum up the events of that month. Here are some other images from June 2021. You can click on them to enhance your viewing.
These photos of the meadow were all taken by David Cowcill.
Another lovely shot of the Meadow was taken by Caroline Cade.
Visitors were able to see a few orchids during their visit to the meadow but not in the numbers on show at both Swaddywell Pit Nature Reserve and Etton Maxey Nature Reserve as these pictures show.
As ever Swaddywell was full of things to see as this shot of a Broad Bodied chaser, captured by Steve Zealand, illustrates.
Matthew Webb was on hand to capture this image of a Black Hairstreak at Castor Hanglands,
This lovely image of a Tortoiseshell Butterfly at Etton Maxey was recorded by Kathryn Parsons.
And Angela Trotter took this picture of a Banded Demesoille along the Maxey Cut.
As always our work parties were busy keeping our reserves in tip top condition. Most of the work is done by volunteers and if you have any spare time to help you would be most welcome. Just email us at volunteer@langdyke.org.uk and let us know your interests. We can always find work for people outdoors and also in admin duties.
At Etton Maxey two new tern rafts have been launched in the hope of providing breeding platforms for the birds.
