Mousley Bottom Reserve - May Situated alongside the River Goyt at New Mills, a diverse site but used heavily by dog walkers making it difficult to photograph anything low down without drawing the attention of several dogs! Having said that tho I have come across some good species here. Images - Cricotopus species, Eutomostethus ephippium, Tryphon trochanteratus, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Empis stercorea, Cheilosia albitarsis agg, Thistle Tortoise Beetle, Cauchas rufimitrella, Ch

Monks Dale - May & June In my view Monks Dale is a bit confusing, it's just one long dale (3m) but is sectioned into Monks, Peter’s and Hay Dales along its length. I have combined all 3 for the purpose of listing. A great area for everything wildlife plenty of everything you could wish for. Images - Brown Argus, Early Purple Orchid (white form), Small Heath, Rhogogaster viridis, Green Hairstreak, Wasp Beetle, Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis, Stenocorus meridianus, Nottingham Cat