New butterfly to Foxglove

This photo taken by Danielle shows the Common Blue Butterfly. Another blue coloured insect spotted today was the Broad-bodied Chaser (Dragonfly), this is a new species to Foxglove and is a coloniser of new ponds and ditches. It was seen on a pool on the wet meadows.

Several volunteers came to help out today. A dam was re-built on Risedale Beck to supply one of our ponds with water. The trailer received a new coat of paint and discs were painted and put out on the wet meadow (to act as markers for bird watchers)!

Phil and Adam pulled out invasive Silver Birch saplings from alongside the path to the wet meadow.

The Dales School pupils had a walk and picnic in the beautiful sunshine.

The moth trap is set and we are expecting a good catch if it stays mild.