Seasons and cycles in nature

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Seasons and cycles in nature
Summer
Photographs Alun Williams
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Summer - one swallow doesnt make
a summer
The first swallows appear in Wales on or around
the middle of April, by the end of June the young
are ready to leave the nest.
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Summer goslings and a blue tit
chick.
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Snowdon Lily. The Snowdon Lily is very rare in
Wales. They can only be found in a few remote
upland areas.
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Wild Poppy. Poppies can be best seen in mid
summer, often on roadside verges where the soil
has been disturbed.
Lesson File Flower
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Orchids spotted and bee orchids. There are more
than 25,000 orchid species in the world , around
49 species grow in the UK. Approximately 30
species grow in Wales.
The velvety flowers of the bee orchid look like
bumble bees. A male bee can mistake the flower
for a female and land on it, so becoming dusted
with pollen and helping pollination.
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Stoats
Stoats are carnivorous animals that are best
seen in early summer when the parents have young
to feed.
Lesson File Food Chain
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Summer butterflies
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Gatekeeper
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Peacock
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Red Admiral
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Tortoiseshell
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Speckled Wood
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Butterflies and flowers
Flowers provide food in the form of nectar for
butterflies, the butterflies in return pollinate
the flowers by accidentally picking up and
depositing pollen.
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Plants that eat animals Insectivorous plants are
quite common in Wales where there are wet
peatland bogs. Their insect-trapping mechanisms
make sure that they get nutrients unavailable
from the soil in their habitats.
Sundew
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Puffins can be seen in summer nesting on the
cliffs of Wales, two good sites to visit are the
cliffs at Ynys Lawd, Holyhead and Skomer Island.
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Seals
Seals can be seen around the coasts of Wales,
they give birth to a single pup in late June.
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Damselfly
Damsel and dragonflies are brilliantly coloured,
sun-loving insects with transparent wings that
spend the summer flying over ponds and streams in
search of prey.
Close up of dragonfly eyes that allow them to see
in all directions.
Dragonfly
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Bees pollinating lavender plants.
Lesson File Plant Cycle
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