Alton, Hampshire Wildlife: Alton Cemetery then along the Wey

Monday, 27 June 2022

Alton Cemetery then along the Wey

We had a brief walk around Alton cemetery, having heard about orchids there. It was pleasantly overgrown with 20 or more Pyramidal Orchids scattered about the place in 1's and 2's

Fox and Cubs may not be a native species, but they are still a bit special. These were in the cemetery, there were more along the railway line.

Then a walk along the Wey from the industrial estate - where 20 or more Scarlet Tiger Moths were resting on the caterpillar's food plant, Comfrey.

A bit of searching the Great Mullein revealed this spectacular large Mullein Moth Caterpillar

Not particularly wild...

Neatham Down - Ringlets now emerging in numbers

I've yet to ID this (very cooperative) small bug but was pleased with the shadow effect on the leaf...

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.