Call in anytime between 10am and 4pm to visit the wildlife pond and meadow, near Gid Lane, Upper Froyle. There should be plenty to see especially if it’s a sunny day.
Members of Froyle Wildlife will be on hand to assist with identification of wildflowers, dragonflies and butterflies. Wildflower species to look out for include; knapweed, lady’s bedstraw, meadowsweet, self heal, purple loosestrife, water figwort and bird’s-foot trefoil. Ladybirds, hoverflies, bees and grasshoppers may also be seen. No need to book, anyone can just pop in and see what you can spot.

How was the day? A lovely sunny day brought out 13 species of butterfly most of which were Gatekeepers – 39 recorded.  Others included Meadow brown 32, Painted lady 3, Small Copper 2, Clouded yellow 1.  Two day flying moths the Mint Moth and the hovering Hummingbird Hawk-moth’ were also spotted. The pond was busy with 8 species of dragonfly noted in all.  This included two male Emperor Dragonflies plus a female Emperor egg-laying.  Twelve male Azure damselfly plus 3 pairs were also recorded. 7 species of bird were seen, a Buzzard, Heron and Woodpigeons overhead, Wrens, Goldfinches, Blue tits, and a Blackbird. 15 visitors came and enjoyed the meadow and pond area. The most unusual sighting of the day was a Downland Villa Bee-fly (Villa cingulata), listed as a nationally rare species and a first for here.