Castle Eden Dene

Went walking this afternoon at the mouth of Castle Eden dene (See link opposite).
Brilliant sunshine, green cliffs and blue sea.








There were Meadow Brown butterflies everywhere, lots of Large Whites, one Small Tortoiseshell, one Large Skipper and quite a few Small Heath.





There were Burnet Moths and another day flying moth which I couldn't identify and also a small hymenopteran, which I think was a sawfly, which was very scary close up.








Back home after the walk we had our first Holly Blue butterfly in the garden.