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Adonis Blue (M) at Yoesden Nature Reserve
Yoesden is a beautiful sunny grassland bank and wood in the tranquil Radnage Valley near High Wycombe. It contains some rare and precious chalk grassland, undamaged by ploughs or fertilisers and managed for years to encourage the chalk flowers and associated butterflies that thrive there. In 2014 Yoesden was bought by the Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust who are continuing to manage the chalk bank and wood and encouraging the public to come and appreciate this Chilterns' gem.
In summer the grassland is full of common and spotted orchids, bird's foot trefoil, kidney vetch, Devil's-bit scabious and later on Chiltern gentians. rare butterflies can be found including the Adonis Blue, Chalkhill Blue and Small Blue.
Adonis Blue (M) at Yoesden Nature Reserve
Yoesden is a beautiful sunny grassland bank and wood in the tranquil Radnage Valley near High Wycombe. It contains some rare and precious chalk grassland, undamaged by ploughs or fertilisers and managed for years to encourage the chalk flowers and associated butterflies that thrive there. In 2014 Yoesden was bought by the Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust who are continuing to manage the chalk bank and wood and encouraging the public to come and appreciate this Chilterns' gem.
In summer the grassland is full of common and spotted orchids, bird's foot trefoil, kidney vetch, Devil's-bit scabious and later on Chiltern gentians. rare butterflies can be found including the Adonis Blue, Chalkhill Blue and Small Blue.