The Clayton Meadow end of summer grassland cut highlights the meadow anthills. #meadows #anthills #nature #Dorsetwildlife #conservation
Clayton Meadow in Dorset
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Highlighting the nature conservation interest of Clayton Meadow in Studland, Dorset. A small meadow with an abundance of nature.
A few reptiles still around after Clayton Meadow, Dorset has been cut at the end of summer. #reptiles #adders #meadows @arc-trust.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
This video ‘The Story of Clayton Meadow’ won the 2026 Hardy Orchid Society video competition. Take a look. #orchids #nature #conservation #meadows #Purbeck #naturephotography www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Wh...
The Story of Clayton Meadow on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.
YouTube video by Clayton Meadow
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Some lovely specimens of the Autumn Lady’s-tresses orchids in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #Orchids #Dorsetwildlife #wildflowerhour #nature
Always exciting to see the Autumn Lady’s-tresses popping up in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. The last of the native orchids to flower each season. #orchids @ukorchids.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
The hemp agrimony proving popular with insects as one of the few wildflowers still blooming in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. Can anyone ID it? #insects #bugs #nature @Dorsetwildlife #wildflowerhour
A small copper butterfly feeding off the hemp agrimony, one of the few plants still in flower in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #butterflies #stillflowering #wildflowers #nature #conservation
Two Common Blue butterflies pairing up for their second brood in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #butterflies #nature @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
There are not many wildflowers still in flower but a Painted Lady butterfly found the Hemp Agrimony in Clayton Meadow, Dorset.
An adder soaking up the sun in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #reptiles #uknature #adders #grasslands #dorsetwildlife
A Field Scabious flower providing much needed nectar for a Meadow Brown butterfly & bees in these dry conditions. #bees #butterflies #ClimateEmergency @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #nectar @lgspace.bsky.social
One of the truly migratory species in Clayton Meadow, Dorset this week, the Clouded Yellow butterfly. #butterflies #migratoryspecies @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #nature #Dorsetwildlife #cloudedyellow
A Gatekeeper butterfly on ragwort in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #daisyfamily #butterflies #bigbutterflycount #wildflowerhour #Dorsetwildlife #Dorsetbutterflies
A bee feasting on the Knapweed in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #bees #insects #beethechange #wildflowers #pollinatorpals #meadows
A Dark Green Fritillary feeding on the Knapweed in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #butterflies #bigbutterflycount #meadows #Nature #Dorsetwildlife #DorsetButterflies
A Brimstone butterfly in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. Yes another species feeding on the flowers in the meadow. #butterflies #BigButterflyCount #nature #Dorsetwildlife #meadows #conservation
A Lulworth Skipper in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. The Field Scabious are still flowering and providing feeding spots for butterflies despite the heatwave. #butterflies #BigButterflyCount #wildflowers @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #DorsetWildlife #conservation #meadows
A Gatekeeper butterfly on Wild Marjoram in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. Despite no rain for weeks the wildflowers continue to flower. #Butterflies #BigButterflyCount #nature #wildflowers #conservation #gatekeepers
A Field Scabious providing a mating spot for a couple of Burnet moths in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #moths #BigButterflyCount #wildflowerhour #naturephotography #Dorsetmoths #DorsetWildlife
A Comma butterfly in Clayton Meadow, Dorset this week. The scalloped edges and cryptic colouring of the wings conceal hibernating adults amongst dead leaves. #Butterflies #BigButterflyCount #Commas #nature #meadows #naturephotography #climateemergency
Plenty of insects in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. Can anyone i.d. this one? #bugs #insects @dorsetmoths.bsky.social #fly #DorsetWildlife #nature
A Painted Lady butterfly on Knapweed in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. So many around at the moment. #bigbutterflycount @savebutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social
A Clouded Yellow butterfly on Field Scabious in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. Lots of wildflowers to choose from here. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #BigButterflyCount
A Dark Green Fritillary butterfly on Greater Knapweed in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. So many butterflies attracted by the grasses & flowers in the meadow. #StillFlowering #PollinatorPals #BigButterflyCount #Wildflowerhour #butterflies #fritillaries
A Skipper butterfly on a Field Scabious flower in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #StillFlowering despite the hot weather. #BigButterflyCount #butterflies #skipper #wildflowers #meadows
#Meadows provide a habitat for lots of #insects. A #ladybird on the #Knapweed in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #pollinatorpal #wildflowerhour #Dorsetwildlife #purbeck
A Lulworth Skipper butterfly on Rough Hawkbit in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. Lots of butterflies on the wing in grasslands in this sunny weather. #Lulworthskipper #Dorsetbutterflies #Dorsetwildlife #BigButterflyCount #meadows
A Small Copper butterfly on the oregano in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. The variety of wildflowers is key to providing food plants for different species. #wildflowers #dorsetbutterflies #butterflies #smallcopper #oregano #DorsetWildlife
Celebrating the wonderful biodiversity of Clayton Meadow in Dorset on #NationalMeadowsDay. @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #meadows @lgspace.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
A couple of Long Horn beetles on a field scabious flower in Clayton Meadow, Dorset. #fieldscabious #wildflowerhour #meadows #pollinatorpals #wildflowers
