British Butterflies: Large White

The large white is one of the commonest butterflies in United Kingdom and is found in most parts of the … More

British Butterflies: Orange Tip

The Orange Tip is the first emerging butterfly of Spring – most other butterflies seen early in spring have hibernated over … More

The Comma is one of our commonest butterflies and easily recognised by the shape of the wings.

This common moth was once only found in chalk and limestone grassland, quarries, woodland or marshland, but is increasingly being … More

Similar to the Gatekeeper, featured yesterday, the Meadow Brown is a common butterfly found in grassland and gardens.

One of the hottest days of the Summer saw Keith and I at the Wetland Centre in West London in … More

The Small Tortoiseshell is one of the UK’s commonest garden butterflies. It may hibernate over winter and so is one … More

I haven’t managed to get a photo yet but we have had a couple of Jersey Tiger Moths around the … More

We found this Box Moth on our Kitchen window. It is a species first recorded in 2008 in the UK … More

The reserve was relatively quiet bird-wise with the highlights being a small passage of House-martins and a juvenile Buzzard, which … More