The wildlife of Knightshayes

We went over to Knightshayes Court yesterday with my mum for lunch and afternoon tea. In between the gastronomics we wandered around the gardens and the Walled Garden. The weather was glorious and we saw a lot of wildlife.

Here is a marbled white in the Walled Garden – a really pretty butterfly whose caterpillars feed on specific fine leaved native grasses.

And here is a mating pair of narrow bordered 5 spot burnets whose caterpillars feed on various wild legumes such as greater bird’s foot trefoil

Another shot of the same day flying moths

Great display of ox eye daisies

The willow deer in front of the house – we also saw some red deer in the parkland

A willow badger in the woodland gardens

Very gothic!

 And finally – something new for me – the gravel Knights monster!