With temperatures reaching 28.5 Celsius, a shady walk at Halnaker proved another good trip for butterflies. Few birds seemed to be around in the midday heat - wren, magpie, goldfinch, a pair of yellowhammers and chaffinch were the only sightings.
Many butterflies were active including several Large Skippers, Small Heath, Gatekeepers and Meadow Brown, as well as a single Large White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and Comma.
Several Nursery Web Spider cocoons were on show.
A fine Pyramidal Orchid.
On the way back, a female Roe Deer sprang into the 'gulley' and ran off ahead.
