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| Steyning Downland |
Yesterday I attended
a Chalk Grassland workshop at Steyning led by Sarah Quantrill and Petra
Billings. A very informative day was concluded with a tour of the Steyning
Downland Scheme. We are looking forward to another good emergence of Brown
Hairstreaks in the fenced area and were told about the work done to prepare
habitat for the Duke of Burgundy when it arrives. There were plenty of Six-spot Burnets and
their pupae, Marbled Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Cinnabar larvae on the
ragwort, Small Skippers, Commas, Red Admirals, a Satin Grass-veneer and the
first Chalkhill Blue I have seen on the site. There were Dexter cattle on both areas,
doing an excellent job of browsing and grazing.
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| Chalk Grassland Workshop |
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| Dexter Cattle |
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| Dexter Cattle grazing |
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| Meadow Brown with Cinnabar larvae on Ragwort |
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| Satin Grass-veneer, Crambus perlella f. warringtonellus |
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| Six-spot Burnet pupa, Zygaena filipendulae |
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| Six-spot Burnet |
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| Small Scabious, Scabiosa columbaria |
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| Vervain, Verbena officinalis |
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