May's Wood to Luddesdown...

The usual route...

The drop down to the bottom of the valley at Bavins Shaw is a wide, pleasant farm track populated by many fast-flying butterflies...

From Stonyfield Wood to Bavins Shaw bottom...

Painted Lady...

Silver-Washed Fritillary (male)

At the bottom of the valley there was a clearing with an eye-watering stand of wild Parsley in full flower (the pollen made my eyes water - and I am not a hay-fever sufferer!)...

Wild Parsley...

The Rosebay Willowherb was also in flower, providing a spectacular colour contrast...

Rosebay Willowherb...

Following the wide track up through Bavins Shaw towards Halling Wood, many other plants were also in flower...

Clustered Bellflower....

Stemless Thistle...

Spear Thistle...

The marjoram is a butterfly magnet...

Brown Argus on Wild Marjoram...

The bone dry oat fields above Luddesdown are ripe for harvest...

Luddesdown from Wrenches Shaw...