On the way to Tor Bay on the Gower. Flowers included Bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum); French cranesbill (Geranium endressi); Sea rocket (Cakile maritima); Rest harrow (Ononis repens); Common rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium), Lesser burdock (Arctium minor) and a Gentian. White bryony (Bryonia cretica) was in berry. Critters included a Robber fly (Dasypogon diadema); a hoverfly (Xanthogamma pedissequum); a Sloe bug (Dolcoris baccarum), a bumble-bee (Bombus hypnorum); Sting winkle (Ocinebra erinacea); a Common seastar (Asterias rubens) and a Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara).
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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