Hornet Mimics

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

Sun Fly

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

An interesting variety of Insects

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

Tilbury delights

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

Butterflies galore in between the rain.

On Monday I visited the RSPB reserve at Broadwater Warren with Nicole and Andrew. I have not visited this reserve … More

In search of an American Bonaparte

A lovely day dawned as Nicole, Andrew and I made our way to the Kent Wildlife Trust reserve at Oare … More

Butterflies and Dragonflies in Greenwich

A chance to visit a copy of local sites in Greenwich last week. My first stop was the Ecology Park … More

Patch walk: 6 July

Having been away from home for over 2 weeks, it was with some anticipation that I did the local patch … More

Bees of Chiswick

Spent last Saturday on the grounds of Chiswick House surveying the local bee population. The day was a joint effort … More

Tilbury…Butterflies and an unexpected sighting.

Keith and I decided to head off last week to Tilbury Fort in the hope of some early butterflies. We … More