Hickling

Wednesday August 18

Hickling NWT reserve is a short distance from home. After a busy day, it was 4.15 by the time we arrived - to find that the Centre was shut. We should have known. Our main aim was to find out whether - or not - they had a public moth trap opening. I knew, from the warden's comments at the James Lowen talk at Cley Centre last week, that they are still trapping moths there. James was showing wonderful photos and answering Nick Acheson's questions, about his newly published, 'Much Ado About Mothing' book. I have the book on my Kindle and enjoyed it very much - as I did the presentation. Before Covid, our moth group attended some very worthwhile sessions at the reserve.

Next time.....

The reserve was still open, we drove, very slowly, to Whiteslea Lodge.  It was  dull and rather cool, expectations were not high. Just as well. We saw two birds, a high cruising Dragonfly, three  Red Admirals feeding on the banks of Hemp Agrimony.

 

And the hoverfly Eristalis Pertinax 

 

Wayside trees were loaded with - out of reach - ripening fruit.