1 x Speckled Wood, 3 x Green-veined White.
Dull with violent rain showers.
Two shots of an Alder Fly - Sialis lutaria - . The wing veination and colour are very distinctive. Specimen about 15mm long.
More stone turning led to these Centipedes and a beetle. Identifications are ongoing.
These are my first pictures this year of the Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria.
This Millipede was also dislodged as I turned more stones.
These Smooth Newts - Triturus vulgaris - were also hiding under stones. They're nocturnal and retire under stones during the day. This part of the quarry is about 15 m above the water-filled base, so they have quite a climb every night. Larger specimen about 10 cm long uncurled
Always a happy sight, this is the shoot of the Common Spotted Orchid. Flowers should be roughly a month away.