{"id":1368,"date":"2011-06-02T15:21:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T20:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2011-06-09T09:39:41","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T14:39:41","slug":"devils-punchbowl-28-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/devils-punchbowl-28-may-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Devil&#8217;s Punchbowl &#8211; 28 May 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 28 May, Jan Haseler led a walk at the Devil\u2019s Punchbowl, near the Ridgeway between Lambourn and Wantage. It was a cold morning with a strong wind, but the steep valley was fairly sheltered. Resting on clumps of nettles were Green Hairstreak and Common Blue butterflies, while black and white striped Wood Tiger moths were sheltering in the grass. Flowers included Horseshoe Vetch, Common Rockrose, Salad Burnet and Weld. Both Common and Chalk Milkwort were found and Roger Kemp showed how, with the help of a hand lens, these two species could be separated by the small veins on the sepals. In Common Milkwort, the small veins rejoin the main veins to form a closed network, while in Chalk Milkwort, the small veins form an open pattern. In a brief burst of sunshine, the butterflies started to fly and Small Heath appeared. A clump of nettles had large caterpillars of Small Tortoiseshell and a mass of much smaller Peacock caterpillars.<\/p>\n<p>The steep side valley had abundant rabbit holes with loose bare chalky soil and this is where the Henbane was found. In total, about 50 plants were counted. Green Hairstreak butterflies were particularly numerous in the side valley, both on nettles and on Elder blossom. A recently emerged Small Elephant Hawkmoth was found in the grass. A few Burnet moths were found. Given the early date and the conjoined spots on some of the specimens, these are likely to be Five-spot Burnet<em>, spp palustrella<\/em>, a chalk specialist, rather than the much commoner Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet, which does not emerge usually until later in June. Back at the top of the valley, Nodding Thistles were coming into flower, Corn Buntings were singing from the fence posts, there were numerous Skylarks and a Cuckoo was spotted.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1368 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/devils-punchbowl-28-may-2011\/wantagehenbane\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WantageHenbane-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1370\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1370'>\n\t\t\t\tHenbane\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/devils-punchbowl-28-may-2011\/woodtiger\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/woodTiger-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1371\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1371'>\n\t\t\t\tWood Tiger\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/devils-punchbowl-28-may-2011\/wantagegreenhairstreak\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WantageGreenHairStreak-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1369\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1369'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen Hairstreak\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/devils-punchbowl-28-may-2011\/5spotc\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5SpotC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1372\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1372'>\n\t\t\t\tFive-spot Burnet, spp palustrella\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/devils-punchbowl-28-may-2011\/noddingthistle2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/noddingThistle2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/noddingThistle2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/noddingThistle2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/noddingThistle2-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/noddingThistle2.jpg 1626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1373'>\n\t\t\t\tNodding Thistle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/devils-punchbowl-28-may-2011\/smallelephanthawkmoth\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smallElephantHawkmoth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1374\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1374'>\n\t\t\t\tSmall Elephant Hawkmoth\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em>Pictures by Rob Stallard and Jan Haseler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Devil\u2019s Punchbowl, Saturday 28 May 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Glaucous Sedge\u00a0 <em>Carex flacca<br \/>\n<\/em>Bulbous Buttercup\u00a0 <em>Ranunculus bulbosus<br \/>\n<\/em>White Campion\u00a0 <em>Silene latifolia<br \/>\n<\/em>Red Campion\u00a0 <em>Silene dioica<br \/>\n<\/em>Thyme-leaved Sandwort\u00a0 <em>Arenaria serpyllifolia<br \/>\n<\/em>Common Rock-rose\u00a0 <em>Helianthemum nummularium<br \/>\n<\/em>White Bryony\u00a0 <em>Bryonia dioica<br \/>\n<\/em>Wild Mignonette\u00a0 <em>Reseda lutea<br \/>\n<\/em>Weld\u00a0 <em>Reseda luteola<br \/>\n<\/em>Salad Burnet\u00a0 <em>Sanguisorba minor<br \/>\n<\/em>Meadow Vetchling\u00a0 <em>Lathyrus pratensis<br \/>\n<\/em>Common Bird\u2019s-foot Trefoil\u00a0 <em>Lotus corniculatus<br \/>\n<\/em>Horseshoe Vetch\u00a0 <em>Hippocrepis comosa<br \/>\n<\/em>Fairy Flax\u00a0 <em>Linum catharticum<br \/>\n<\/em>Common Milkwort\u00a0 <em>Polygala vulgaris<br \/>\n<\/em>Chalk Milkwort\u00a0 <em>Polygala calcarea<br \/>\n<\/em>Dove\u2019s-foot Crane\u2019s-bill\u00a0 <em>Geranium molle<br \/>\n<\/em>Cut-leaved\u00a0 Crane\u2019s-bill\u00a0 <em>Geranium dissectum<br \/>\n<\/em>Hedgerow Crane\u2019s-bill\u00a0 <em>Geranium pyrenaicum<br \/>\n<\/em>Henbane\u00a0 <em>Hyoscyamus niger<br \/>\n<\/em>Early Forget-me-not\u00a0 <em>Myosotis ramosissima<br \/>\n<\/em>Wild Thyme\u00a0 <em>Thymus polytrichus<br \/>\n<\/em>Nodding Thistle\u00a0 <em>Carduus nutans<br \/>\n<\/em>Great Lettuce\u00a0 <em>Lactuca virosa<br \/>\n<\/em>Prickly Sow-thistle\u00a0 <em>Sonchus asper<br \/>\n<\/em>Common Spotted-orchid\u00a0 <em>Dactylorhiza fuchsii<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Butterflies<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Green Hairstreak\u00a0 <em>Callophrys rubi<br \/>\n<\/em>Common Blue\u00a0 <em>Polyommatus icarus<br \/>\n<\/em>Small Tortoiseshell\u00a0 <em>Aglais urticae<br \/>\n<\/em>Peacock\u00a0 <em>Inachis io<br \/>\n<\/em>Small Heath\u00a0 <em>Coenonympha pamphilus<\/em> 124<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Moths<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scoparia pyralella<br \/>\nFive-spot Burnet\u00a0 <em>Zygaena trifolii palustrella<br \/>\n<\/em>Silver-ground Carpet\u00a0 <em>Xanthorhoe montanata<br \/>\n<\/em>Small Elephant Hawkmoth\u00a0 <em>Deilephila porcellus<br \/>\n<\/em>Wood Tiger\u00a0 <em>Parasemia plantaginis\u00a0 218<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Beetles<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Garden Chafer\u00a0 <em>Phyllopertha horticola<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Birds<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Red Kite\u00a0 <em>Milvus milvus<\/em><br \/>\nBuzzard\u00a0 <em>Buteo buteo<br \/>\n<\/em>Kestrel\u00a0 <em>Falco tinnunculus<br \/>\n<\/em>Cuckoo\u00a0 <em>Cuculus canorus<br \/>\n<\/em>Skylark\u00a0 <em>Alauda arvensis<br \/>\n<\/em>Greenfinch\u00a0 <em>Carduelis\u00a0 chloris<br \/>\n<\/em>Goldfinch\u00a0 <em>Carduelis\u00a0 carduelis<br \/>\n<\/em>Linnet\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Carduelis cannabina<br \/>\n<\/em>Corn Bunting\u00a0 <em>Miliaria calandra<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 28 May, Jan Haseler led a walk at the Devil\u2019s Punchbowl, near the Ridgeway between Lambourn and Wantage. 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