2021

TL3861 : Cinnabar moth caterpillars, Edwards Woodland

taken 3 years ago, near to Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

Cinnabar moth caterpillars, Edwards Woodland
Cinnabar moth caterpillars, Edwards Woodland
These very distinctive caterpillars are easily seen on Common Ragwort. Their bright colours warn potential predators that they are poisonous.
The Edwards Woodland

This wood was planted c2005 on a 14 acre field owned by the late Sir Robert Edwards, Nobel prize winner, who with Patrick Steptoe pioneered IVF treatment. Sir Robert, apart from being a remarkable scientist, seemed to appreciate the open air for he was often to be seen planting & pruning shrubs & trees, & cutting grass using an old yellow Ford tractor on other land he owned. He died in 2013.
Early in 2021 the wood was bought by the Towns Land Trust. This is a charity established over 400 years ago to support 'the poor of Dry Drayton' but whose aims have since been widened 'for the general benefits of its inhabitants'. The charity had been endowed with some agricultural land on the edge of the village which provided a varying income. However the recent widening of the A14 meant the land was compulsorily purchased which provided the Trustees with a capital sum sufficient to buy the woodland.
The name 'The Edwards Woodland' has been formally adopted in Sir Robert’s memory.


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Geographical Context: Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Woodland, Forest Place: Dry Drayton Primary Subject: Caterpillar other tags: Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TL3861, 105 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martin Tester   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 23 August, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 30 August, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 3881 6166 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:14.1384N 0:1.8778E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 3881 6166
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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