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#30DaysWild, 30 Days Wild, Bee orchid, Blackcap, Brimstone butterfly, Common blue butterfly, Common spotted orchid, Emperor dragonfly, Grangemoor Park, Holly blue butterfly, Large skipper, long-tailed tit, Meadow Brown, Pyramidal orchid, Southern marsh orchid
Day 9 of #30DaysWild saw me at Grangemoor Park, a place that used to be Cardiff’s rubbish dump: when it closed in 1994, it contained an estimated four million cubic metres of garbage, both commercial and household. Now, it’s not only a public park but also a SINC (Site of Importance for Nature Conservation), and is home to a wonderfully diverse range of flora and fauna. My photos show just some of what I discovered there today …
Large skipper butterfly
One of seven Meadow brown butterflies seen today
Male Common blue butterfly
Holly blue butterfly (and tiny friend)
Brimstone butterfly (one of my favourites)
Emperor dragonfly. There were many other dragonflies and damselflies at the pond but they were a bit distant for photos.
One of four newly fledged Long-tailed tits, foraging with their parents
Female Blackcap busy foraging for her family
Pyramidal orchids
Bee orchid – love their ‘faces’!
Southern marsh orchid (I think)
Common spotted orchids
earthstar 
A lovely collection of images that show the amazing recuperative powers of Nature, given the opportunity.
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Now if we could just get rid of all the humans … 😉
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I think if we carry on as we are we’re on the road to self-destruction anyway!
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Sadly, I think you’re right.
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Love these pictures! I’m trying to get better at identifying orchids, spotted a couple of these I think – will have to keep an eye out for the others!
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Thanks very much, Pip. I find orchids very confusing, especially because many of them hybridise. Good luck!
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Quite a catch!
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Thanks, Joyce. 🙂
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Wow! That gives me hope for our future. Thanks. 😀
PS Lovely captures .. goes without saying, I think.
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So-called brownfield sites (tips, junk yards, waste ground, old industrial sites) are often really good places for wildlife. Nature reinhabits them!
And thanks!
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A great collection. The bee orchid is splendid but looks like a baby duckling to me. I like the Brimstone butterfly too.
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I can see your duckling! Thanks, Susan. 🙂
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