Buzzard #birds

Posted by on Dec 15, 2017 in 2017, Birds, Buzzard, December, Winter | 0 comments

Birds, Buzzard, December 2017

 

Disturbed a Buzzard, sitting on a low branch, as I came into the copse. (more…)

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What a hoot! #birds

Posted by on Dec 11, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, November, Owl, Provisional identification, Tawny Owl | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Tawny Owl, provisional identification, November 2017

 

At last a reasonable photo, possibly a Tawny Owl, Strix aluco. (more…)

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Grey Squirrel #wildlife

Posted by on Dec 1, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Grey Squirrel, Mammals, November | 0 comments

 

 

Mammals, Grey Squirrel, November 2017

 

Sciurus carolinensis. (more…)

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Owl’s return #birds

Posted by on Nov 27, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Birds, October, Owl, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Owl, unidentified, October 2017

 

Perhaps the back of the same unidentified owl near the pond. (more…)

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Hornets and hibernation #insects

Posted by on Oct 31, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Hornet, October, Provisional identification | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Hornet, October 2017

 

With the wood ‘closing down’ for winter, this site will be semi-hibernating. We’ll be publishing every Monday and Friday, rather than daily, until the Spring. (more…)

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Young fox #wildlife

Posted by on Oct 18, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Fox, Mammals, October | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, October 2017

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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Down the tubes #spiders

Posted by on Sep 29, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, September, Spider, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, September 2017

 

Tree guards form a home for more than trees. (more…)

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Last of the butterflies #insects

Posted by on Sep 21, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, September 2017

 

One of a group of three Speckled Wood seen chasing each other in the September sun. (more…)

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Birds of a feather #birds

Posted by on Sep 16, 2017 in Birds, Great Tit | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Great Tit, September 2017

 

A flock of Great Tits made its way through the clearing. (more…)

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Brown-lipped Snail #snails

Posted by on Sep 12, 2017 in 2017, August, Brown-lipped snail, Mollusc, Provisional identification, Snail, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, Brown-lipped Snail, August 2017

 

Cepaea nemoralis, provisional identification. (more…)

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The butterflies have flown #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 31, 2017 in 2017, August, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, August 2017

 

Apart from some Speckled Wood’s and an occasional white, the butterflies have disappeared much earlier than in previous years. (more…)

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Owl #birds

Posted by on Aug 29, 2017 in 2017, August, Birds, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Owl, August 2017

 

We’ve regularly heard Owls in the wood. This one was near the pond, species unknown. (more…)

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