We saw two of these lizards today. He is well camouflaged against the leaves.

Adults emerge from hibernation in March, usually the males are a few weeks earlier than the females. Mating is between April and May. The females produce between 3 and 11 young in July, the young are born in an egg sac that breaks either during birth or soon afterwards.

One of our team took this photo today.

This is the Comma (Polygonum c-album) butterfly. It has jagged edge to it's wings, with an orange ground colour and dark markings. It's underwing is mottled brown and has that comma mark from which it earns it's name. The most remarkable feature of the Comma has been its severe decline in the twentieth century and subsequent comeback. Open woodland and wood edges are the main habitats for both breeding and hibernation