Charlton Down – Jessica's Nature Blog

Aerial photograph of snowy Dorset landscape with the village of Charlton Down showing the Nature Area and Community Orchard in the foreground. Drone image by Garry Prescott.

December 25, 2024

HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Sticky bud with opening leaves on a Horse Chestnut tree

April 4, 2024April 2, 2024

Horse Chestnut Sticky Buds

Close-up of a bee on a yellow dandelion flower

April 1, 2024March 30, 2024

Dandelions

Pink and blue non-native bluebell flowers in Dorset UK

March 30, 2024March 28, 2024

Non-Native Bluebells

Close-up of the yellow flower of Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)

March 29, 2024March 27, 2024

Lesser Celandines

Blue sky with white cloud formations above green fields with hedgerows in Spring

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024

Charlton Down Walk 1

White blossoms of Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

March 26, 2024March 25, 2024

Blackthorn Blossoms

Marmalade Hoverfly in a white Bindweed flower

September 16, 2023

Waste Ground to Wild Garden 23

Pinkish purple flowers of Wild Teasel (Dipsacus fulionum) in a wild garden

September 7, 2023September 6, 2023

Waste Ground to Wild Garden 22