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Gallery of June Wildlife

A selection of the wonderful wildlife that we saw this June in our Nature Area at Charlton Down in Dorset.

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A Marbled White Butterfly feeding on a Knapweed flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
A female Green Dock Beetle with swollen abdomen full of eggs at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
A Downy Emerald Dragonfly at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
A female Broad-bodied Chaser dragonfly at rest on a stem at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Pink Dog-Rose flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
A Downy Emerald Dragonfly at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Purple-pink flower of Knapweed at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
A pair of dew-covered black and red Cinnabar Moths mating on a stem of Cocksfoot grass at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
A variety of Dock in flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Yellow flowers of Bird's Foot Trefoil at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Red Campion flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Harlequin Ladybird var, succinea on Hogweed seeds at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Close-up of Soft Rush in flower in the bog habitat at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Skeletonised dock leaf eaten by the larvae of the Green Dock Beetle at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee on white hogweed flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
A Red-legged Shield Bugs on an oak leaf at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Flowers of Yellow Rattle at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Three Red-legged Shield Bugs on an oak leaf at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Non-native Pink Waterlily flower in the pond at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Native White Waterlily flower in the pond at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Small blue flowers of Brooklime in the bog habitat at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Unripe green sloes or fruits of Blackthorn at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Metallic green female Swollen-thighed Beetle on white Hogweed flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Flowers of Pineapple Mayweed at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Spear Thistle about to flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
The view from the entrance to Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
A variety of Dock in flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Soft Rush in flower in the bog habitat at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Masses of white Oxeye Daisies at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Ringlet Butterfly at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Metallic green male Swollen-thighed Beetle on white Hogweed flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Seven-spot Ladybird on Hogweed seeds at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
The view from the entrance to Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Common Flower Fly (hoverfly) feeding on white Hogweed flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Grasses in flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Marmalade Hoverfly feeding on white Hogweed flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Pink Yarrow flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Marbled White Butterfly at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
White Corn Chamomile flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Pale pink Musk Mallow flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Orange and black striped caterpillars of the Cinnabar Moth feeding on Ragwort at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Vegetation allowed to grow tall for the first time around the edge of the pond at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025, to protect and provide extra habitat for wildlife and deter access to the pond edge.
Flowers of Pineapple Mayweed at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Small Skipper Butterfly at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Harlequin Ladybird var, succinea at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Pink and white flower of Field Bindweed at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Snail with a striped shell at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Grasses (Yorkshire Fog) in flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Gatekeeper Butterfly at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
White Bindweed flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Female Emperor Dragonfly depositing eggs in the pond at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Purple-pink flowers of Purple Loosestrife at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Pale pink Bramble (Blackberry) blossom at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Dew drop covered silk of a Nursery Web Spider over an oxeye daisy flower at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Female Emperor Dragonfly depositing eggs in the pond at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Pink flowers of Musk Mallow at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
White flowers of Hedge Bedstraw at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Yellow flowers of Lady's Bedstraw at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Cinnabar Moth caterpillar on hogweed flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Harlequin Ladybird var. succines on hogweed flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Grasses in flower (rye grass) at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Parsnip web worm caterpillar on hogweed flowers at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025
Grasses in flower (Cocks Foot) at Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset, June 2025

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winderjssc

A volunteer helper at the Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset using a life-long interest in natural history to help improve the biodiversity and amenity value of the site. Enthusiastic about the natural world right on our doorstep, and working to enable all visitors to enjoy, learn, and appreciate the value of wilder places. Jessica writes the Charlton Down Nature Area website and blog at https://charltondownnaturearea.uk and Jessica's Nature Blog at https://natureinfocus.blog.

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