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Monday 28 July 2014

Fakenden Down, Kent; a haven for chalk hill plants, butterflies and moths.

This steep-sided, west facing chalk hillside is wonderful for butterflies, moths and snakes.
The flower rich meadow support Brimstones (above), numerous Six-spot Burnet moths (below) and
very many Chalkhill blue butterflies.
 A male Chalkhill blue
and a female.
Other moths included the Shaded Broad-bar moth, above.
Can you see the Mint moth in the center of the above picture?


This Dark Green Fritillary was the rare and most exciting sighting of the visit yesterday.
The view westwards.





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