St Boniface Down
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St Boniface Down is a chalk down near Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight, England. Its summit, 241 metres, is the highest point on the island, with extensive views on a clear day stretching across the Isla
St Boniface Down, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, UK
The radar station on the summit
View of Ventnor, looking south-west down the steep southern face of the down
Tettigonia viridissima
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Tettigonia viridissima, the great green bush-cricket, is a large species of bush-cricket belonging to the subfamily Tettigoniinae.
St Boniface Down
…1781: St Bonface Down St Boniface Down is home to the largest cricket species within the British Isles, the great green bush cricket. The area includes some unusual plant communities including acid grassland and heathland, resulting in parts of the Down being designated as a Site of…
Tettigonia viridissima on Avena fatua
T. viridissima, female
Males can be recognized by the absence of the ovipositor
Females can be recognized by the ovipositor