Salthill Quarry Nature Reserve ~ June.

So I returned as promised to Salthill Nature Reserve in Clitheroe to look for the elusive Bee Orchid. There was a photo of one on a local wildlife group, but could I find it? Well nope! However there was still plenty to see and it was nice to wander round the reserve.

There were lots of Speckled Woods in the woodland areas.

And scented Dog Roses adorned the pathways.

The poisonous Cuckoo Pints green berry stalks cover the woodland floor.

The Common Blues looked vividly blue.

Honey scented flowers of Agrimony were once added to mead.

This rabbit sat and watched me from a woodland clearing.

A new wild flower sighting for me ~ Round leaved Wintergreen. The leaves remain evergreen through winter.

I saw a few Brown Ringlets.

Common spotted orchid.

I snuck into a gated off meadow which might not have been part of the reserve. Whoops! There were vast amounts of ox-eye daisies in there which were buzzing with bees and small dragonflies.

Daisy fest. 🌼

Small tortoishell on daisy.

And on bramble blossom.

Red Clover. This one looks particularly vibrant.

I didn’t have a clue what this was! I thought it may be some rarity, but then someone told me it was a cowslip gone to seed. 😜

Small tortoishell on wild thyme.

Cinnabar Moth.

I always get my Cinnabar’s and Six spotted Burnet’s mixed up. I should just count the spots. 😊

So despite not coming across the bee orchid, it was a successful visit. Have you visited a nature reserve recently?