The biggest rarest butterfly in the UK

We are always on a journey. Our walks take us to some interesting places and we see some interesting things.

Mid May in Norfolk we usually make our way out to a local nature reserve with a specific aim. To spot the beautiful Swallowtail butterfly. It’s rare but holding on in Norfolk as its food source or rather the food source of its caterpillars, Milk Parsley, grows here.

This year we have been filming our walks and journeys to produce videos for YouTube and this week our latest video follows us as we look for these butterflies. Our channel, we hope, is a relaxing one. Hopefully enjoyed sitting back with a nice cup of tea or coffee – that’s our aim.

Here is a link to our video within our channel. The channel is called The Next Adventure because Tim has recently retired and so it seemed like the right name….Tim does almost all of the work, filming, editing and adding commentary – I just enjoy the journey.

The Next Adventure – Swallowtail Butterfly photographing and drone film

Here are a couple of photos from the video.

A lucky find – the Swallowtail Butterfly

Typical footpath along our route

Me on a path close to Hickling Broad

https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/08/20/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-journey/.

Hope it’s not too cheeky adding our YouTube Channel link to this one Sue/GC.

Too hot to walk too far

It’s been a bit warm just recently.

I love to promote being a pedestrian but this afternoon, after about 2.5 miles, we took to just laying on the river bank.  Here we watched boats of all shapes and sizes and passengers enjoying the summer sunshine on the Norfolk Broads.

Time to be a bit more leisurely.

Its nice to get a wave!

Weekend Challenge – Pedestrian

 

A smiling dragonfly

Taking a close up of a dragonfly (if they stay still for long enough) is a real eye opener.

Is it me or is there a cheeky smile here?

Taken this weekend in glorious weather in the middle of a nature reserve in the Norfolk Broads.  Here the habitat is just about perfect for these insects.

 

Photo Challenge Grin

 

 

 

Ancient monument with fencing

Sunday 24th February.  Glorious weather for our local walk today.  No jackets were needed!

Ludham village to How Hill then onto St Benets Abbey – it’s about 8 miles across fields and along paths skirting marshes. This is in the heart of the Norfolk Broads and not too far for us to get to – about 20 minutes or so in the car.

After 5 miles of walking we reached this spot.  An ancient monument – popular with artists and photographers who have come along and enjoyed this ‘middle of no where’ spot for at least 200 years.

Set on the banks of the river, only the ruined remains of a gatehouse and a mill which was built much later (next to/inside the gatehouse) still stands. Though there are some outlines of what was thought to be a nave or alter at ground level further away.  The gatehouse remains are 14th century.

I have no idea why there is iron fencing around one side – the purpose is a bit of a mystery to me!  It makes for a nice shot though.

We sat on the river bank just behind my photographing spot and enjoyed watching sail boats and cruisers, listening to geese and other water loving birds and just thought, wow this is amazing…..

Photo Challenge Fences