{"id":9448,"date":"2026-07-13T13:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/?p=9448"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:55:08","slug":"wildlife-walk-in-osterley-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obsessedbynature.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/13\/wildlife-walk-in-osterley-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Walk in Osterley Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A handsome landscaped lake, forested banks, open water, marginal vegetation … and a mass of algae indicating eutrophication (and a heatwave)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reed Mace and Water Mint beside the lake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Branched Bur-Reed beside the lake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small Red-eyed Damselfly; many Black-Tailed Skimmers raced above the water and around the marginal vegetation, with a few Emperor Dragonflies and some blue damselflies (Common Blue or Azure). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cattle grazing in a prolonged heatwave<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weld (Reseda luteola), a tall handsome forb even when past flowering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Female Common Blue butterfly on Creeping Thistle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meadow Brown. Also around the meadow flowers were plenty of Gatekeepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Small Copper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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