High on a hill at Chobham Common sits a simple wooden bench:
“John Stewart Cobb (1932–2015) — Waiting for Dogot.”

A touch of humour, a hint of philosophy, and a quiet reminder to pause and notice the world around us. 🕊️

#ChobhamCommon #MindfulMoments #StColumbasLondon #Reflection

Grayling Butterfly (Hipparchia Semele)
Yesterday was a team effort to see my first Grayling’s of the year on Chobham Common.

An annual pilgrimage to see this butterfly as they are extinct in my local area

The butterfly is mainly found on coastal areas and heathland 58 counted

#ChobhamCommon

Finally joined here, kicking off with at least 4 nightjars churring at Chobham Common yesterday evening

#nightjars #chobhamcommon #surrey #surreybirds @surreybic.bsky.social #birdwatching #birdphotography

Not sure what type of moss this is #wildflowerid #wildflowerhour but it was thriving as it colonised the badly burned out ground on Burn Hill at #ChobhamCommon lots of red smudges if you walked past quickly but absolutely astounding close up

Bumped into one of the patches of Pitches Plant (Sarracenia Purpurea) on #ChobhamCommon some looked damaged but some were clearly thriving ... Reading up it seems there's quite a debate about whether to leave this invasive plant alone or try and stop it #wildflowerhour 🤷🏼‍♂️

Boundary oaks along a well marked bank at #Chobhamcommon for #thicktrunktuesday

#Fingerpostfriday and the route to some well marked hedgebanks at #Chobhamcommon

#ChobhamCommon this pm, the largest National Nature Reserve in SE England, sadly, hard to find any birds other than some overhead Redwings

#StormBert blowing the cobwebs away at #ChobhamCommon 🌬️

#MabelTheVizsla #RustyTheVizsla

This fab Adonis’ Ladybird was spotted by a child on a nature walk I was running for #HeathWeek at #ChobhamCommon earlier this week.

Number 1️⃣5️⃣ for the #LadybirdYearList - a new personal best!

I should get more people looking out for ladybirds for me! Any volunteers?? 🙂🐞

Great to spot a few Silver-studded Blues still around today 🦋

#SilverStuddedBlue
#ChobhamCommon

At least 4 nightjars last night at #chobhamcommon #birding #surrey @SurreyWT