At the weekend we went for a walk through rural Nottinghamshire. The landscape was a mix of arable land and woodland. The horizon to the west was clear and we could see both the church we were married in and beyond that Crich Stand in Derbyshire.
The mix of wild and farmed land is great for the wildlife and those that want to spot it. We could see this herd of deer rooting around amongst the newly cut stubble.
At a bench we stopped for a while and I spotted this great Cereal Leaf Beetle (Oulema melanopa) eating away on a grass leaf.
I also spotted this unusual Stem-boring Fly (Opomyza germinationis). Apparently the insect folk over at Wild about Britain think this is an unusual specimen as it looks "under-marked on the thorax". I don't really know what that means but it was nice to see it anyway. We also got a glimpse of this Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) hovering over the fields. In the distance we could also see a buzzard being mobbed by two crows and for a while fighting back.
The day ended with this great sunset. Clouds beyond the horizon were casting shadows up into the night sky giving it that "sunny delight" look.
