Small Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis urticae with tattered wings on Thistle
It’s the height of summer and although it may not always feel like it, the warm temperatures are bringing the hedgerows to life along Preston’s canal towpaths.
The photographs below were all taken along a stretch of the Lancaster Canal close to Lea Road. As well as a wide range of flowers there are beetles, bugs, butterflies, damselflies and bees all waiting to be discovered.
Exploring Preston’s canal paths is a great way of getting some exercise, a bit of fresh air and possibly even a great photograph or two along the way.
Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) on purple Thistle flower.