Thyme Broomrape
If you're walking along the cliffs, you may find Thyme Broomrape. This reddish-coloured plant is parasitic on the roots of Thyme, and is fairly rare and localised in the UK.
Photo: Amanda Scott
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Beautiful Demoiselle
The Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly lives up to its name, with the iridescence of the male's azure and the female's coppery brown wings.
Photo: © Natural England/Chris Gomersall
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Ring Ouzel
This member of the thrush family is easily mistaken at a distance for its cousin, the Blackbird, but a closer look gives the game away. A passage migrant across The Lizard, you may be fortunate and spot one in spring or autumn. This one was spotted at Soapy Cove.
Photo: © Richard Birchett
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Red Kite
The forked tail and chestnut colouring of a Red Kite is distinctive as it glides through the sky. These glorious birds are an increasingly regular site over The Lizard.
Photo: Richard Birchett
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It’s easy to see how this fungus got its name. It is most commonly seen from summer to autumn.
