Total monthly rainfall: 30.5 millimetres.  Maximum daily rainfall: 6 millimetres on June 19^th.

There were 11 days when measurable rain fell, and 12 days when cloud-cover reached 100% for at least part of the month.

Maximum temperature on the warmest days was 28C on June 16^th and 17^th, and on the coldest day was 13C on June 1^st.

Strong winds reaching force 5 or 6 occurred on the 4^th and 27^th June.

Our monthly total wildflower species for the month was 17, starting with tufted vetch and white clover on the 11^th. This was followed by marsh bedstraw and pink convolvulus on the 12^th, dark mullein on the 15^th, and white convolvulus and meadow vetchling on the 16^th.There followed self-heal on the 18^th, agrimony on the 21^st, and yarrow on the 23^rd. We discovered redshank, pale persicaria, nipplewort and marsh woundwort on the 24^th, and completed the month with rough hawkbit on the 27^th, and ragwort on the 28^th.

The 7 species of butterfly discovered this month brings our running total to 18 species. They are meadow brown among pasture on the 6^th, large skipper in the woodland ride on the 11^th, silver washed fritillary in the woodland ride on the 15^th, small skipper in the eastern wildflower meadow on the 21^st, marbled white in the same field on the 23^rd, and white admiral among sunny brambles on the 27^th, the same day we saw a green hairstreak among bird’s foot trefoil.

• Silk cocoon of unknown moth Silk cocoon of unknown moth
• Six spot burnet moth Six spot burnet moth
• White plume moth on porch door White plume moth on porch door
• White tortrix moth White tortrix moth
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We added to our previous ten moth species with the following: brown china mark moth on June 1^st, yellow shell moth (4^th), blood-vein moth (6^th) white-plume moths (7th), green-oak tortrix moth (8^th). Yellow-tail moth caterpillar (9^th), a cream tortrix moth (11^th) and a six-spot burnet moth (30^th).

These 8 species brought our total to 18. As usual, we discovered another silk cocoon from an unknown moth, this time on June 30^th.

Two dragonfly species appeared this month to bring our total to 10 so far. They are black-tailed skimmer on June 3^rd, and a Southern Hawker at the back woodland pond, complete with its exuvia on the 24^th.

We had no wild birds to add to our 39 species this month.  On the 18^th we discovered a black mallard hooked onto a broken fishing line and caught-up in water lily leaves close to the bank. Somebody had come in without permission during the night. We enlisted the help of our grand-daughter Isabel, who released it by rowing boat. Fortunately, the hook was not barbed. On the 20^th we had an occasional sighting of a kestrel, and as usual received daily visits by the grey heron, and frequent visits from the cormorant. The Canada geese have largely stayed away during the month, having flown off with their 3 mature offspring. Our lonely white gander who was a devoted carer honked sadly and loudly for several days.