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Sim Elliott
Jul 3, 20223 min read
The "usual" Birds and Butterflies and well-being. Cissbury Ring. 02.07.22
I did a morning walk to Cissbury Ring on Saturday 02.07.22. I reached Cissbury by train and bus (Brighton to Worthing by train and bus 1...
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Sim Elliott
Jul 2, 20225 min read
Silver-Studded Blue Butterflies, Birds & Bees at Iping Common. 01.07.22
I went to Iping Common especially to see Silver-Studded Blues, and I was not disappointed, I saw ca. 50. Iping Common is an area of...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 28, 20229 min read
Bookham Commons. Birds, Wild Plants & Butterflies. White Admiral. 27.06.22
Bookham Commons, National Trust (Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its flora...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 25, 20223 min read
Skippers! Another brief stroll round Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve, Rottingdean. 26.06.22
At the moment I am staying at my mother's house, following her having surgery, so it is not currently possible for me to make longer...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 23, 20226 min read
Butterflies, Trees and Landscapes. Box Hill, Dorking, Surrey. 22.06.22
Box Hill is under the stewardship of the National Trust Box Hill | National Trust, and is an extraordinarily beautiful landscape of chalk...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Mill Hill NR and Anchor Bottom (Beeding Hill). A profusion of Marbled White Butterflies. 20.06.22
I took the 2 bus from my home to Shoreham. I walked up the Adur and then up the footpath to Mill Hill that crosses on the road bridge the...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 20, 20227 min read
Dark Green Fritillaries at the Devil's Dyke. 18.06.22
After seeing a couple of Dark Green Fritillary on Friday 17.06.22 on the path that leads into the bottom of the Devil's Dyke, I decided...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 18, 20221 min read
Birds and Butterflies. Devil's Dyke & Castle Hill National Nature Reserve. 17.06.22
This is a record of the photos I took on two locations on 17.96.22. First I went to the bottom of the Devil's Dyke with friends, and got...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 17, 20222 min read
Friston Forest, Friston Gallops and Lullington Heath. Butterflies & Birds. 14.06.22
I travelled to Exceat (Seven Sisters Country Park) by 12 bus, see 12 - Eastbourne-Brighton | Brighton & Hove Buses. From there, I walked...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Butterflies in Stanmer Park & Malling Down NR. 13.06.22
I took the 25 bus to Stammer, which runs very frequently, see: 25 - Universities-Old Steine | Brighton & Hove Buses Stanmer Park Silver Y...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 12, 20225 min read
Wild Plants, Insects and Birds. Birling Gap, Beachy Head and Lullington Heath NNR. 09.06.22
I visited the Downs to the west of Birling Gap, and the east, specifically the area around Horseshoe Plantation, and north of Shooter...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 7, 20224 min read
Butterflies, Moths, Birds and Wild Flowers in the Castle Hill National Nature Reserve. 06.06.22
Castle Hill National Nature Reserve is one of my favourite reserves in Sussex, the abundance and diversity of wildflowers and insects,...
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Sim Elliott
Jun 5, 20223 min read
Birds, Butterflies and Wild Flowers. The Devil's Dyke. 04.06.22
I visited the Devil's Dyke on Saturday 4th June 2022 in the morning. I caught the 77 Brighton and Hove bus at 9.52 (runs every 45...
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Sim Elliott
May 30, 20226 min read
Butterflies. Mill Hill NR, Anchor Bottom NR & Many Adonis Blues, Cissbury NR, 28.05.22
On Saturday 28th February I took the 700 bus 700 Bus Route & Timetable: Brighton - Wick | Stagecoach (stagecoachbus.com) to Shoreham and...
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Sim Elliott
May 25, 202212 min read
Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve. Ancient Yews, Iron-Age Monuments & Butterflies. 21.05.22
This must be where the Ents live, where dryads play and fairies sleep under toadstools — yet it is only three miles from the coastal city...
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Sim Elliott
May 20, 20222 min read
A Late Afternoon Afternoon Walk around The Coombe & Chalkpits of Malling Down LNR. 20.05.22
I took the 28 bus to Lewes, getting off at Lewes Waitrose, and walked into the reserve via Wheatsheaf Gardens (reserve not signposted)...
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Sim Elliott
May 20, 20221 min read
Bevendean LNR. Afternoon Short Walk. Common Blues, an Orange Tip & a Broad-Bodied Chaser. 19.05.22
After I finished my voluntary work I took the bus again to Bevendean LNR; the sun was out and there were butterflies to be seen. A photo...
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Sim Elliott
May 18, 20224 min read
Butterflies at High & Over and Kittiwakes at Splash Point, Seaford. 17.05.22
On Tuesday, I went to High and Over, situated on Cradle Hill, above the Cuckmere Valley, to the west, between Seaford and Alfriston. The...
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Sim Elliott
May 18, 20226 min read
Butterflies at Rowland Wood/Park Corner Heath butterfly reserve (Butterfly Conservation). 16.05.22
Rowland Woof/Park Corner Heath is a little way south of East Hoathly in East Sussex. It can be reached by public transport and walking. I...
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Sim Elliott
May 13, 20222 min read
Butterflies in Caburn Bottom and The Coombe (Malling Down). 12.05.22
This was a mid afternoon/early evening walk. I took the bus to Lewes from Brighton, and then took the train to Glynde. From Glynde...
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