Bronze Age Ring Money and a Derbyshire visit

On Thursday I attended a dig near Whitchurch, Hants and was delighted to find a rare artefact, a piece of Late Bronze Age gold 'Ring Money' weighing 3.88g, 14mm outer diameter. This will go through the Treasure Process with my FLO (Finds Liaison Officer). Their use is unknown and debated, they may have been used as currency or jewelry or both - see 

http://www.bronze-age-craft.com/cr.htm

ttps://oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/03/31/what-is-celtic-ring-money/

I also found a gilt Georgian watch winder (18th C).

Georgian watch winder

I then drove to Buxton to attend a dig in Derbyshire. While there I visited the Buxton museum to attend an exhibition of Hoards found in Britain, a fascinating experience. I took photos of the exhibits: https://www.colinknightimages.com/Blog-slideshows/2019/Hoards-a-hidden-history-of-ancient-Britain-at-Buxton-museum/ I also visited Aunt Bea and we had a lovely Italian meal at a local restaurant. The metal detecting was disappointing so I came home early and attended a local dig and found a Roman grot (grotty copper coin).

Derbyshire views:

I think this is a Light Knot Grass larva (Acronicta menyanthidis). I found it on a dry stone wall.

Field Pansy, Viola arvensis in Sussex

Dukes, Dingies & Blues at Kithurst meadow

Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina

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On Wednesday I visited Kithurst meadow and met Mark, Katrina, Mavis & Alan and others to view the emerging Duke of Burgundy butterflies. Others seen: mating Dingy Skippers, mating Common Blues, Green-veined White, Holly Blues, Green Hairstreaks, Brimstone, Brown Argus. Moths: Common Carpet, Dark Strawberry Tortrix plus a Rove beetle (Aleochara lanuginosa), and a 14-spot Ladybird.

14-spot Ladybird, Propylea 14-punctata

Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni

Brown Argus, Aricia agestis

Common Blues mating, Polyommatus icarus

Common Carpet, Epirrhoe alternata

Cowslip, Primula veris

Dark Strawberry Tortrix, Celypha lacunana

Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages

Dingy Skippers mating

Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina

Duke of Burgundy

Duke of Burgundy

Green Hairstreak, Callophrys rubi

Green-veined White, Pieris napi

Holly Blue, Celastrina argiolus

Rove beetle, Aleochara lanuginosa

Woods Mill walk and a new moth

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On Monday we wandered round Woods Mill Nature Reserve and enjoyed the variety of habitats, flowers and creatures. We had a new moth on our balcony: White-shouldered House-moth (Endrosis sarcitrella).

Druce's Crane's-bill, Geranium. x oxonianum (Geranium endressii x versicolor) 

Druce's Crane's-bill

Red Campion, Silene dioica

Red-and-black Froghopper, Cercopis vulnerata

Slow-worm, Anguis fragilis

White-shouldered House-moth, Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth