We had been to Whitefield Loch several times before but decided to take the track to Craigenveoch this time as we hadn’t tried that way before. We were out to spot lots of butterflies and dragonflies and weren’t disappointed. Sadly I didn’t manage photos of the Emperor or Golden Ringed Dragonflies that we saw.
The loch looked very calm and there were a lot of fish jumping.
We walked to the garden first, it is looking very neglected.
Toadstool
Common Darter (I think)
No plans to go through here!
What bull?
Peacock Butterfly
Early instar shieldbug, probably a Spiked
7 Spot Ladybirds
Marsh Woundwort
Araneus-diadematus
Spiked Shieldbug (Picromerus bidens)
Sneezewort
A very tatty Meadow Brown
Red Admiral
Peacock
Hoverfly Sericomyia silentis
Red Admiral
Hoverfly Arctophila superbiens a bee mimic
Knock Fell
Common Darter female
Peacock on Ragwort
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Cinnabar Moth caterpillar
Perennial Sow-Thistle (Sonchus arvensis)
Young Stonechat
Small Copper
Red Squirrels dining table
Hoverfly Sericomyia silentis
Black Darter
Dark Arches moth feeding on Ragwort
Forest burn
Track through the felled forest
Puffballs
Common Darter female
Common Darter male
Dead trees
Wall butterfly
Peacock
Common Darter
Back to the loch
