A semicircle of evergreen holm oak curls round the back of this space.

The church is surrounded by magnificent trees, and of especial note is the huge holm oak which overshadows the rest.

Thriving moths include the Jersey Tiger, a spectacular day-flying moth, and the sombre Brocade, whose caterpillar feeds on non-native holm oak.

I released them at the edge of the olive grove, near a thicket of holm oak, and these they colonized successfully.

Arriving an hour before sunset I witness two juveniles making a flying sortie, exploring the holm oak and willows on the far bank.