June is the month when dragonflies start to appear in numbers in the north. Some like the Hairy Dragonfly and the Beautiful Demoiselle only occur as isolated populations in Scotland. In the west Argyll they are at their northern limit of their range

Beautiful demoiselle resting on Yellow Flag Iris

The Azure Hawker is an upland species, breeding in shallow bog pools on the high moorlands. Early in the flight season they sometimes gather in numbers at lower al altitude in open areas within woodlands

Gold-ringed Dragonflies are widespread and common in moorlands and heathlands throughout much of the north and west of the UK.

Mountain Avens growing on base-rich rock high in the in the Grampian mountains

Mountain Avens Dryas octopetala

Mountain Pansy viola lutea

Frog Orchid  Coeloglossum viride growing through Reticulated Willow Salix reticulata

Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola nectaring on Cyphel Minuartia sedoides

Small Mountain Ringlet Butterfly Erebia epiphoron