Chalk grassland rich in flowers on a south-facing hillside at Aston Rowant, the scarp of the Chilterns (basically, an extension of the North Downs). In the distance is the plain of the Oxford Clay that underlies the chalk. Out of sight is the rest of the chalk scarp, which forms a line of hills to north and south, with several nature reserves and places good for wildlife.
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Flowers
Chiltern GentianDog RoseRagged RobinYellow RattleCommon Spotted OrchidChalk Fragrant OrchidBee OrchidWasp OrchidPyramidal OrchidMilkwortHoary PlantainEyebrightYellow-wort (a gentian)GoatsbeardTufted VetchBluebellsChalk grassland flowers, including Rock-Rose and Wild ThymeCowslips
Butterflies and Moths
Dark Green FritillaryForester mothSmall CopperAdonis Blue: wing edge is checkeredAdonis Blue, underwingSilver-Spotted SkipperMarbled WhiteRingletBrown ArgusMother Shipton mothYellow Shell moth6-spot Burnet moth caterpillar6-Spot Burnet moth on Marjoram
