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The Meadow, Old Lands, Tugley Wood

A small triangular clearing of a few acres, surrounded by woodland (including conifer plantation). The vegetation can only be described as luxuriant, with many flowering plants including orchids. The area is well-known for its butterflies - on this occasion I noticed a white admiral (Ladoga camilla) as well as more common species.

Little open areas like this - of mature grassland entirely surrounded by woodland - can have a very remote feel, and aren't often found in southern England. On the other hand, dip into the forests of eastern Europe and you could match this little area thousands of times over. I would hardly have been surprised had I disturbed a hoopoe, or seen a Camberwell beauty flit by.