After a succession of poor night-time photos, we finally get one in the late evening daylight of a badger, Meles meles. (more…)
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There’s an abundance of flowering grasses so a line from Wordsworth’s poem of the same name captures the fleeting moment. (more…)
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From ‘Wild Orchids‘ by Colin Carpenter. (more…)
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Speackled Wood is the only butterfly of the British Isles that can overwinter in 2 stages, as both a larva and pupa. (more…)
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The common name Dandelion is said to derive from the French, ‘dent de lion‘. (more…)
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First recording of a Forest Cuckoo bumblebee, Bombus sylvestris. (more…)
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Even in Summer … a line from ‘Flowers‘ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (more…)
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Looked more yellow than orange-banded so possibly Syrphus vitripennis. (more…)
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Ragged Robin – its common name is probably simply due to it being a red flowered plant with deeply divided ‘ragged’ petals, suggests Stevens. (more…)
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