Nature
It may not have been a bumper summer for butterflies, but the UK public defied the cold, wet weather to make big butterfly count 2015 the biggest ever.
The conservation area in Ryde Cemetery is looking very colourful now that Autumn is here with leaves and berries of all colours and textures.
The Butterfly Walk, led by Mr Richard Smout on Saturday 18 July was another successful event.
On Saturday afternoon 23 May about 20 bird watchers enjoyed a walk in the cemetery
Winter may not be over just yet but we've just had a couple of cold but sunny days and a walk in the cemetery revealed that Spring is just around the corner.
And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
What a lovely long summer we have had but we can not deny that the autumn season is now upon us.
Hypericum perforatum, also known as St John's Wort, is a flowering plant species of the genus Hypericum and a medicinal herb that is sold over-the-counter as a treatment for depression.
The beautiful ornamental cherry trees at the West Street end of Ryde Cemetery are now in full bloom and as the month progresses, gusts of wind will blow the petals like pink snowflakes across the road, the cemetery main carriageway and blanket nearby graves.