Skip to content

Charlton Down Nature Area

A small wildlife haven for people to enjoy and learn about Nature

Primary Navigation

  • ABOUT
  • AMPHIBIANS
  • AQUATIC PLANTS
  • AUTUMN
  • BEES & WASPS
  • BEETLES
  • BIRDS
  • BLOGROLL
  • BUGS
  • BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
  • DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES
  • EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
  • FLIES
  • FLOWERS
  • FRUITS & SEEDS
  • FUNGI
  • GALLS
  • GENERAL
  • GRASSES
  • GRASSHOPPERS & CRICKETS
  • HABITATS
    • BOG
    • BOG HABITAT
    • BRASH PILES
    • HIBERNACULA
    • POND
    • POND
    • REPTILE REFUGES
    • SCRUB
    • WOOD PILES
  • HISTORY
  • HOVERFLIES
  • INSECTS
  • LACEWINGS
  • LICHEN
  • MAMMALS
  • MAPS
  • MOSS
  • NATURE
  • NATURE TRAILS
  • NEWS
  • OTHER INVERTEBRATES
  • PHOTO GALLERY
    • Garry Prescott’s photographs
  • READING LIST
  • SITE LAYOUT
  • SITE LOCATION
  • SNAILS & SLUGS
  • SPECIES LISTS
  • SPIDERS & MITES
  • SKY
  • SPRING
  • SUMMER
  • TRAIL CAMERA
  • TREES and SHRUBS
  • Uncategorized
  • USEFUL LINKS
  • WINTER
  • ABOUT
  • ALL SEASONS
  • AMPHIBIANS
  • AQUATIC PLANTS
  • AUTUMN
  • BEES & WASPS
  • BEETLES
  • BIRDS
  • BLOG
  • BOG
  • BOG HABITAT
  • BUGS
  • BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
  • DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES
  • EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
  • FLIES
  • FLOWERS
  • FROST
  • FRUITS & SEEDS
  • FUNGI
  • GALLS
  • GENERAL
  • GRASSES
  • GRASSHOPPERS & CRICKETS
  • HABITATS
  • HIBERNACULA
  • HISTORY
  • HOVERFLIES
  • INSECTS
  • LACEWINGS
  • LADYBIRDS
  • LEAVES
  • LICHEN
  • MAMMALS
  • MANAGEMENT TASKS
  • MAPS
  • MEADOW
  • MOSS
  • NATURE
  • NEWS
  • OTHER INVERTEBRATES
  • PHOTO GALLERY
  • POND
  • REPTILE REFUGES
  • REPTILES
  • SCRUB
  • SHRUBS
  • SITE LAYOUT
  • SITE LOCATION
  • SKY
  • SNAILS & SLUGS
  • SNOW
  • SPECIES LISTS
  • SPIDERS & MITES
  • SPRING
  • SUMMER
  • TRAIL CAMERA
  • TREE ZONE
  • TREES & SHRUBS
  • VOLUNTEERS
  • WILDFLOWER ZONE
  • WINTER
  • WOOD PILES
  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • July 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024

ABOUT AUTUMN butterflies butterfly caterpillar Charlton Down Community Orchard Charlton Down Nature Area Cinnabar caterpillar Cinnabar Moth damselfly Day-flying Moth dragonfly FLOWERS fruits gallery Garden Spider Hymenoptera imago improving biodiversity insect INSECTS Jersey Tiger Moth larva Lepidoptera moth moths native flora and fauna native plants NATURE Nature Recovery Dorset new pond NEWS Odonata Orthoptera peacock butterfly POND pond plants species list Speckled Wood SPRING spring flowers SUMMER Tyria jacobaeae wildflowers Wildlife Friendly Space Award

Follow Charlton Down Nature Area on WordPress.com

Category: SNAILS & SLUGS

Gallery of June Wildlife
BEES & WASPS, BEETLES, BLOG, BUGS, BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS, DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES, FLOWERS, GRASSES, HOVERFLIES, INSECTS, LADYBIRDS, MEADOW, NATURE, POND, SNAILS & SLUGS, SPIDERS & MITES, SUMMER

Gallery of June Wildlife

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

Image Miscellany 15
BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS, FLOWERS, GALLS, HOVERFLIES, INSECTS, NATURE, PHOTO GALLERY, SNAILS & SLUGS

Image Miscellany 15

Image Miscellany 15 – A quartet of wildlife images from Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset showing some of the … Continue reading Image Miscellany 15

Image Miscellany 2
FLOWERS, FRUITS & SEEDS, INSECTS, NATURE, PHOTO GALLERY, SNAILS & SLUGS

Image Miscellany 2

Image Miscellany 2 – A quartet of wildlife images from Charlton Down Nature Area in Dorset showing some of the … Continue reading Image Miscellany 2

Great Pond Snail
ALL SEASONS, NATURE, POND, SNAILS & SLUGS

Great Pond Snail

The Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) is one of the two pond snail species identified so far in the Charlton … Continue reading Great Pond Snail

Amber Snail
AUTUMN, NATURE, SNAILS & SLUGS, SPRING, SUMMER

Amber Snail

The Amber Snail (Succinea putris) has an uncommon elongate oval shape with a thin translucent shell through which you can … Continue reading Amber Snail

Banded White-lipped Snail
NATURE, SNAILS & SLUGS

Banded White-lipped Snail

Banded White-lipped snails (Cepaea hortensis) are common at Charlton Down Nature Area. Useful Books and Links Land Snails in the … Continue reading Banded White-lipped Snail

Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Charlton Down Nature Area
    • Join 35 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Charlton Down Nature Area
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar