Knepp Estate
A 3500 acre estate in West Sussex, just south of Horsham. Until 2001 a traditional arable & dairy farm, the land has, since then, been given over to nature in a pioneering "rewilding" project.
I first visited ten years ago, but in 2022 I went on a an afternoon "safari, where I really got a feel for the place. I enjoyed it enough to go back a couple of weeks later, and I am sure I'll be back many … (read more)
I first visited ten years ago, but in 2022 I went on a an afternoon "safari, where I really got a feel for the place. I enjoyed it enough to go back a couple of weeks later, and I am sure I'll be back many … (read more)
Large Skipper
It's quite likely I've not identified this brown butterfly correctly (there's a lot of brown ones to choose from)
Dead tree
A bright sunny afternoon. New tress are emerging in various parts, while others die off. The ground is slowly recovering from the various pesticides and insecticides used when the land was farmed
Escaped calf
A revisit to Knepp, and a wander around the "Middle Block", without a guide this time. I encountered this calf which had managed to get out of its field
07 Jul 2022
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Wild Teasel
Spotted an interesting looking flower, so took a few photos. Turns out to be wild Teasel (thanks Google Lens, which is so helpful in these situations)
All that remains
Visit Knepp Castle's wesbite for more info about the place
A bit blurred
Obviously I don't know what the yellow flowers are or anything.
At least, I didn't, until Fortescue38 popped by with some useful information.
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