Bilberry flowers are very pretty at this time of the year.
They were being enjoyed by a Heath bumblebee worker, which had collected a good load of pollen.
At least it looks like a Heath Bumblebee, Bombus jonellus and because of the time of year and location -- a high dry(ish) heath, it probably is! These photo's are not quite good enough to be definitive. Click on any picture to expand it,
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