This page contains some of the recent images captured at the Rugby Nature Reserves. Clicking on an image will open the lightbox for a larger view, including full screen option
Ashlawn Comes Alive – July 2020
Feverfew
Germander Speedwell
Common Marble Moth
Lady’s Bedstraw
A very healthy looking Tennis Meadow
Tufted Vetch
Five-spot Burnet Moth
Meadow Cranesbill
Agrimony and Knapweed
Lucerne
Greater Spearwort
Greater Spearwort
Grasshopper (instar)
Oxeye Daisy
In grasslands south of Ashlawn Bridge
Oxeye Daisy
In grassland south of Ashlawn Bridge
Silver Washed Fritillary Butterfly
On the favoured food plant for the adult – bramble.
Oxeye Daisy
In new scallop north of Ashlawn Bridge
Large Skipper
Rosebay Willowherb
Honeysuckle
6 Sport Burnet Moth on Common Knapweed
Unknown Bug on Common Knapweed
Marbled White Butterfly
Harebell
Harebell
Spiny Rest-harrow
Spiny Rest-harrow
Pyramidal Orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramidal Orchid
Anacamptis pyramidalis
Large Skipper Butterfly
Common Knapweed
And a few other species…..
Common Dog Violet
Common Dog Violet
St John’s Wort
A carpet of yellow amongst the grasses
Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies courting
Silver Washed Fritillary
Silver Washed Fritillary
Bramble in flower
A much appreciated nectar source, especially by Silver-Washed Fritillary butterflies
Comma
Pyramidal Orchid
Tennis Meadow in full bloom
Tennis Meadow in full bloom
Healthy Living Walk looking spectacular
Meadow Cranesbill
Common Knapweed is the star in this picture!
Bramble in flower with the yellow of Birdsfoot Trefoil poking through
A Healthy looking Wtch Elm
Vital food plant for the caterpillars of the White Letter Hairstreak butterfly
A rich variety in Onley Glade
A rich variety in Onley Glade
Photo opportunity fort he Small Copper
Small Copper
Small Copper
Brown Argus
Brown Argus
Comma
Common Blue – creating the next generation
Silver-washed Fritillary
Silver-washed Fritillary
White-letter Hairstreak
White-letter Hairstreak
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The Delights of a Wet Meadow
These images are from a local wet meadow which is not a designated nature reserve
Southern Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza Praetermissa
Southern Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza Praetermissa
Close up of flowering Southern Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza Praetermissa
Southern Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza Praetermissa
Southern Marsh Orchids with Ragged Robin in the background
Dactylorhiza Praetermissa and Silene Flos-cuculi
Southern Marsh Orchids and Ragged Robin
Dactylorhiza Praetermissa and Silene Flos-cuculi
A pale flowered Southern Marsh Orchid
Dactylorhiza Praetermissa
Skullcap
Scutellaria Galericulata
Marsh Marigold
Caltha Palustris
Lady’s Smock (Cuckooflower)
Cardamine Pratensis
Blood Vein Moth
A nest of Larvae of the Peacock Butterfly
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Ashlawn in Bloom – May 2020
Ashlawn Path Pond – almost completely dry after the prolonged period of no meaningful rain
Kidney Vetch
Kidney Vetch
A Great Showing of Kidney Vetch on Tennis Bank
Anthyllis vulneraria
Red Campion
Red Campion
Brimstone Egg suspended from the leaf of Buckthorn
Bird’s Foot Trefoil
Yellow Flag Iris
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Southern Marsh Orchids at Ashlawn Cutting
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Butterflies and Day Flying Moths at Ashlawn Cutting – May 2020
Comma Butterfly
Small Copper Butterfly
Small Copper Butterfly
Silver Y Moth
Burnet Companion Moth
Brown Argus Butterfly
Holly Blue Butterfly
Common Blue Butterfly (m)
Common Blue Butterfly (m)
Brown Argus Butterfly
Brown Argus Butterfly
Dingy Skipper Butterfly (m)
Dingy Skipper Butterfly (m)
Dingy Skipper Butterfly (m)
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Home Page Images
The images displayed in the home page can be viewed here. Clicking on an image will open the lightbox for a larger view. The only difference is that these images have not been cropped.
Dexter Cattle on a frosty morning at Swift Valley
Silver Washed Fritillary
Brown Argus Butterfly
Comma Butterfly
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly
Ashlawn, Healthy Living Walk
Frogs in Ashlawn Path Pond
Ashlawn Cutting, after a visit from “the Beast from the East”
Marbled White Butterfly
Ashlawn Cutting, view towards zigzag path and Ashlawn Bridge
Ashlawn Cutting, looking towards zigzag access path
Ashlawn Cutting, looking southeast
The Beauty of Fungi
Hornet Mimic
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Brown Argus Butterfly
Southern Glade at Newbold Quarry
Smooth Newt
Swans on Newbold Quarry Pool
Newly laid hedge at Swift Valley (March 2020)
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