Hornet Mimics

One of the most exciting things I have come across this summer has been how some insects seek to mimic … More

Visit to Hutchinson’s Bank

We made our final visit of the summer to Hutchinsons Bank last Friday as the Butterfly season draws to a … More

On my trip last week in search of Grayling Butterfly (See last Tuesday’s post) I had to walk through Brookwood … More

The Grayling is a large butterfly, which is a master at camouflage and you normally only know it is present … More

One of my great pleasures this summer has been sorting through the various insects in the estate gardens around where … More

A bright and sunny morning, but rather breezy for last week’s local survey walk. Strangely I only saw 7 butterflies … More

A lovely sunny day found Keith and I crossing the Thames to one of our favourite sites at Tilbury Fort. … More

Apologies for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks but I have been unwell. Feeling better now … More