Seeing the Changes 417

Lots of plant and animal activity on the cliff path between Caswell and Langland. Flowers  included Purging flax (Linum catharicum), Broad-leaved everylasting pea (Lathyrus latifolia), Tormentil (Potentilla erecta), Common rock rose (Helianthemum nummularium), Spurge laurel (Daphne laureola), Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) and Woodruff (Galium odoratum). Lords and ladies (Arum maculatum) in the area won the race to develop orange berries. In terms of butterflies, there was lots of activity by Large skippers (Ochlodes venatus), Small blues (Cupido minimus) and  Graylings (Hipparchia semele). The beetles included Violet ground beetle (Carabus violaceus), a probable Leptura livida and Rhagonycha fulva males trying to force apart mated pairs. The insects attracted the attention of Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara) whilst triads of Buzzard (Buteo buteo) circled.