Wildlife & Plants In the UK

July

July brings the greatest heat…

Wildlife

Bird chicks are learning to fly, while swarms of insects provide food for them.

What to See	Where to See and comment	What it looks like
Puffins	Chicks are being fed frantically by their parents. There are a number of places around the UK where you can see them. Where to Photograph Puffins is a list of places we have identified.
Swallows
Swifts
Martins
Goldfinch	These colourful birds will visit garden feeding stations if Niger seeds are available.
Cuckoos	first birds to migrate south for the winter.
Mute Swan	The only UK wild swan which is here all year round. Swan Upping - The annual Census of the population of Mute Swans on the River Thames taking place during 3rd week of July each year.
Common Seals or Harbour Seals	Around the coast of Scotland, particularly the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland, but mainly the east coast of England in the Wash. They give birth to their young in June or July each year.
Bumble Bees
Butterflies	red admiral and peacock attracted to fragrant buddleias and many hedgerow flowers Picture - Peacock Butterfly
Grasshoppers	are now at adulthood and a walk in the countryside if you listen will reveal where the highly camouflaged insect is.
Sika Deer	Calves are born in late May and by July you can see mothers with their young. See our page Where to Photograph Deer in the UK for details on places where you might find them.
Damselflies	The most common damselfly found in the UK is the Common Blue and it is widely distributed found in a wide variety of habitats especially near large areas of water.

Plantlife

Ripening crops such as barley and wheat dominate the landscape in the fields.

What to See	Where to See and comment	What it looks like
Nettles	can be found amongst the hedgerows, pathways, verges and roadsides.
Burdock	can be found amongst the hedgerows, pathways, verges and roadsides.
Traveller’s joy	can be found amongst the hedgerows, pathways, verges and roadsides.
Cleavers	can be found amongst the hedgerows, pathways, verges and roadsides.
Willow herb	Red displays feature in disturbed ground
Poppies
Campions
Corncockle	a weed that thrives on land unaffected by agriculture.

See Also

For a more in depth look at Wildlife photography in July.

Other species can be found listed in the Wildlife Section or within the topic index under

Wildlife and Animals
Nature, Flora and Countryside
Wildlife & Nature within the reference section

By: Tracey Park	Section: Diary	Key:
Page Ref: wildlife_diary_07	Topic:	Last Updated: 06/2011

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