Maryport 'Blues'

After our Arctic expedition it's back to earth with a bump ...We've had no rain while we were away so Maryport is well burnt up. There were no signs of Bee Orchids, the Northern Marsh Orchids were totally burnt off and over and there were only a few small Pyramidal Orchids. There was one good clump of Purple Broomrape but not a lot more ....Quite a few Five-spot Burnet Moths, Small Skipper and Small Heath butterflies

Dog roses.

Pyramidal Orchid; Bloody Crane's-bill and Centaury.

Purple Broomrape.

Newly hatched Five-spot Burnet Moth.

Five-spot Burnets.

Small Skipper; Ringlet and Small Heath.

Common Blue. 

Small Skipper.