An afternoon strimming some of the paths, so not that much wildlife noted down;
Birds: Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon.
Butterflies: Green-veined White, Large White, Orange Tip, Peacock(2), Speckled Wood.
Odonata: Large Red Damselfly, a female (f.melanotum) basking on the picnic table (the latter recently provided by member Ian Wildbur).
Flower of the day: The tiny Thyme-leaved Speedwell growing in the short grass below the northwest corner of H4, on the C3a side.
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