On Day #16 of #30dayswild Pete and I headed out early to Bainton Heath, a reserve of the Langdyke Countryside Trust, to continue the invertebrate survey. There were so, so many damselflies, mostly male Common Blues, but also Red-eyed and Blue-tailed Damselfly, including this mating pair. Meadow Brown and Ringlet butterflies were both enjoying the bramble blossom, with at least three species in flower including Himalayan Giant, which has the largest flowers of any UK bramble.

Many of the spring annual plants are now past their best (or gone altogether), but Common Stork's-bill was still doing well, despite the dry conditions. Newly flowering species included Viper's-bugloss and Field Bindweed. By 11 am the temperature was in the high twenties, so we made a tactical retreat...