A Sunday morning trip to Shrewsbury Park with Sue and Jasper our dog. I was keen to look at this … More
Category: Butterflies and Moths
Gatekeeper
The Gatekeeper is a member of the ‘Brown’ butterflies. It is usually found along hedgerows and field edges which gives … More
Chipstead Down
A visit to this lovely site in Surrey on a bright sunny day was full of promise. My research had … More
Jersey Tiger Moth
Seen quite a few of these around this week in different gardens I have visited. These moths fly in both … More
Butterflies Galore on Northward Hill
Last Friday I went down to Kent to meet up with my friend Keith and his wife Elaine, who live … More
In search of Nightingale 2025
Last week Keith and I made our annual trip to New Hythe and Leybourne in search of Nightingales. We started … More
Visit to Gravesend
Met Keith in Gravesend and we went for a walk along the riverfront up through the fort and the the … More
Autumn arrives and Memories of Summer
Having just got over a bout of Norovirus and then COVID (I don’t believe in doing things in half measure!) … More
A disappointing year for Butterflies
The results coming in from various conservation bodies show it has been a very disappointing year for Butterflies. Even some … More
Farewell Butterflies
So as we come to the end of the Butterfly season, I can look back on the ‘summer’ with disappointment. … More