Knepp castle, West Sussex: some pictures from 2 July 2021

The 6 miles "red route" was taken and some picture follow.

Fleabane predominates some areas.

Next to the road near the shop Hemlock is common as used by Socrates to kill himself.

One of the storks

and a red kite very high overhead.

Goldfinch

The view to Chanctonbury hill.

How we wanted this butterfly to be a Purple Emperor: sadly it is the underwing suggests perhaps a Peacock.

Common-spotted orchids

Tamworth pigs.

Unidentified gill fungus on oak tree. 

It is difficult to keep 20m from the pigs when a youngster walks up and sniffs you boots.

Eupeodes sp.? hoverfly on dog rose with pollen beetles

Shipley windmill. https://www.sussexmillsgroup.org.uk/shipley2.htm

A tranquil lunch was enjoyed at Shipley churchyard with the songs of Nuthatches and a flock of high-pitched Swifts flying around.

A Longhorn bull and his extended family.

To keep away from this calf and mother the display board was given a wide birth.

Beautiful Demoiselle

Banded Demoiselle