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 a lift there in a friends car. Later in the day I went for a short walk to Castle Hill, near Woodingdean. To get there I took the 2 bus, then walked up the Falmer Road to the entrance to Castle Hill off the track called Norton Drive, which runs parallel with Bexhill Road. I walked north to south through Castle Hill and continues along the footbath that runs past the ruins of Ballsdean, and then up over the down on the path than becomes Bazehill Road. I took the 2 bus back home from the Bazehill Road stop. 2 - Steyning-Rottingdean | Brighton & Hove Buses
Birds seen and photographed:
Devils Dyke: Stonechats, Buzzard
Castle Hill: Stonechats, Corn Bunting, Meadow Pipits, Buzzard
Butterflies seen and photographed:
Devils' Dyke: Large Skipper, Dark Green Fritillary, Common Blue
Castle Hill: Marbled Whites , Meadow Browns, Common Blues, Dingy Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady
Devil's Dyke (National Trust)
Large Skipper
Dark Green Fritillary
Large Skipper
Female Stonechat
Male Stonechat
Common Blue
Common Spotted Orchids
Castle Hill National Nature Reserve (Nature England)
Meadow Brown
Marbled White
Common Blue
Dingy Skipper
Corn Bunting
Male Stonechat
Common Spotted Orchids
Meadow Brown
Buzzard
Chewing the Cud
Meadow Pipit
Small Tortoiseshell - Ballsdean
Painted Lady - Bazehill Road
Hi Sim
Great article, heading to DD this weekend. Whereabouts roughly, were the DGF ? Was hoping for MW but Fritillaries would be a bonus 😃👍
all the best
Steve A in Norfolk