Spent the morning doing a 10Km walk around the Knepp Estate 'purple path' where we saw a lot of Purple Hairstreaks and one Purple Emperor high up in a tree. Also some Marbled White, Small Skipper and fresh Gatekeepers. In the afternoon we paid our first visit to Ditchling Beacon where we found a few pale pink Marsh Fragrant Orchids coming into flower on the steep chalk slopes as well as Round-headed Rampion.
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| Purple Hairstreak |
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| Purple Hairstreak |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Marsh Fragrant Orchid |
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| Round-headed Rampion |
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| Round-headed Rampion |