Some examples of the rich biodiversity to be found in the Nar Valley around Castle Acre. Most are from the river and water meadows http://www.nickpix.co.uk/rivernar/index.html but the butterflies are mainly from the castle surrounds which are a mass of wild flowers in summer http://www.nickpix.co.uk/castleacrecastle/index.html. I apologise if I've misnamed any of the creatures pictured - the ones I see never seem to look like the ones in the books! Corrections are more than welcome! All photos were taken in the areas covered by the following maps: The first two, from DEFRA, show access to farmland and the third is a longer walk taking in West Acre. All three are downloadable PDF files. (You will need 'Acrobat Reader' to open them.)
http://countrywalks.defra.gov.uk/DisplayImage.aspx?Type=Mapboard&IFN=282200005A.pdf http://countrywalks.defra.gov.uk/DisplayImage.aspx?Type=Mapboard&IFN=282200005B.pdf http://www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk/pdfs/walk-14.pdf (click on thumbnails for larger image.) Dragonfly, Ruddy Darter |
|  Chiffchaff |
|  Chiffchaff |
|  Robin in Winter |
|  Robin in Winter |
|  Grey Wagtail |
|  Grey Reed! |
|  Grey Reed, Detail |
|  Chaffinch |
|  Swan Landing |
|  Swan with Cygnets |
|  Swan with Cygnets |
|  Swans with Cygnets |
|  Ugly Ducklings |
|  Ugly Ducklings |
|  Banded Agrion (Demoiselle) Male |
|  Banded Agrion (Demoiselle) Male_2 |
|  Banded Agrion (Demoiselle) Female |
|  Emperor Dragonfly |
|  Emperor Dragonfly |
|  Emperor Dragonfly - detail |
|  Broad Bodied Chaser |
|  Broad Bodied Chaser - Wing Detail |
|  Damselfly |
|  Damselfly - detail |
|  Fish Food |
|  Fed Fish! |
|  Grass Snake Swimming by the South Acre Ford |
|  Lichen |
|  Lichen - Detail |
|  Web Site with a Lot of Hits |
|  Mullein Moth Caterpillar on Water Figwort |
|  Large Skipper |
|  "," |
|  Red Admiral |
|  Red Admiral 2 |
|  Ringlet with Soldier Beetles |
|  Halt! Who goes there? |
|  Ringlet |
|  Meadow Brown |
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