Alton, Hampshire Wildlife: 22 May 2022 in East Hants

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

22 May 2022 in East Hants

A good variety of dragonflies now on the wing at Shortheath common including 4-Spotted and Broad-Bodied Chasers, Downy Emerald, Large Red Damselfly.

Azure Damselfly...

Red-Eyed Damselflies - as always on floating vegetation...

Beautiful Demoiselle...

This Hawthorn Shield-bug landed on me while I was eating my lunch near Binsted...

At Shalden a large number of White Helleborines are in full flower...

While the buttercups had a variety of visitors including a saw-fly (??)...

and a couple of Mother Shipton moths...

Alton Wildlife Blog

The purpose of this blog is to report on the wildlife of the area around Alton, Hampshire, UK.

All types of wildlife are covered, within an (approx) 15 mile radius of the town. This encompasses a wide range of habitats, including woodland and farmland, the prime heath-land of both the Wield and the Thames Basin, chalk download, and river valleys such as the Wey and Itchen.

Within Alton itself, then Kings Pond and the Flood Meadows are of particular interest.

If you have a similar interest in the area, then we recommend Alton Natural History Society, which runs a programme of indoor meetings in the winter, and outdoor field meetings from spring through to Autumn. See http://altonnaturalhistory.webnode.com/ for more details.