CHARLTON DOWN NATURE AREA – Jessica's Nature Blog

Wood pile for wildlife at Sculpture by the Lakes in Dorset

January 30, 2025

Log Piles for Wildlife

January 3, 2025

Signs of Life

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

Infra-red night-time shot of two female roe deer by the wildlife pond at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

Deer by the Pond

Charlton Down Nature Area

Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) crouching on a leaf

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023

Garden Spider

Large female Crab Spider coloured very pale green to white, with two green stripes on the thorax, and two red stripes on the abdomen that also has five dimples.

Crab Spider