I visited Linn Dean today, a reserve to the South of Edinburgh managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. This visit was organised jointly through the Edinburgh Natural History Soc and the Butterfly Conservation Trust. The reserve lies just off the A68 road, in the shadow of, but not blighted by the large wind farm on Soutra Hill. It really is a hidden gem - a deep stream valley that becomes a gorge in sections before disappearing into a conifer forest.
It's a great area for butterflies - we saw quite a a few Northern Brown Argus, a good many Dark Green Fritillaries (photo), and numerous Small Heaths, Ringlets and others. Yellow Shell and Six Spot Burnet moths (photo) were recorded too.
Rock Rose, Common Spotted and Northern Marsh Orchid, Marsh Cinquefoil and Moonwort were among the plants seen on the day.
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