Wall
Flight period: May to September
The Wall was once widely distributed throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and south Scotland. However over the last decade, it has declined substantially and it is now confined to primarily coastal regions and has been lost from many sites in central, east and south east England.
The Wall favours short, open, unimproved grassland where turf is broken or stony. It is also found on dunes and other coastal habitats as well as disused quarries, derelict land, farm tracks, railway embankments and cuttings, gardens, hedgerows and field edges.
The Wall is aptly named after its habit of basking on walls, rocks and stony places. The delicately patterned light brown undersides provide good camouflage against a stony or sandy surface.
Date: 15th September 2020
Location: Laindon, Essex
The Wall was once widely distributed throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and south Scotland. However over the last decade, it has declined substantially and it is now confined to primarily coastal regions and has been lost from many sites in central, east and south east England.
The Wall favours short, open, unimproved grassland where turf is broken or stony. It is also found on dunes and other coastal habitats as well as disused quarries, derelict land, farm tracks, railway embankments and cuttings, gardens, hedgerows and field edges.
The Wall is aptly named after its habit of basking on walls, rocks and stony places. The delicately patterned light brown undersides provide good camouflage against a stony or sandy surface.
Date: 15th September 2020
Location: Laindon, Essex
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