Early July sees the emergence of the Small Red-eyed damselfly. From my local recording some years ago I knew of … More
Category: Natural History
In search of Bittern
Keith and I headed off for the London Wetland Centre last week in search of that elusive London winter visitor, … More
Autumn Sunset
I was out the other day and witnessed a glorious autumnal sunset near my home.
A Gravesend river walk
Last week Keith and I went for a walk along the River Thames at Gravesend. Starting at Town Pier, walking … More
Memories of Summer
As I sit here today, looking out over the gardens, it is a grey and miserable day and the rain … More
Searching for Ivy
This week’s local walk had another purpose: I checked out all the patches of Ivy to look for Ivy Bees, … More
In search of Silver-Spotted Skipper
As the butterfly season comes to a close, I was looking at what species I hadn’t seen so far and … More
Hornet Mimics
One of the most exciting things I have come across this summer has been how some insects seek to mimic … More
In search of Grayling
The Grayling is a large butterfly, which is a master at camouflage and you normally only know it is present … More
Sun Fly
One of my great pleasures this summer has been sorting through the various insects in the estate gardens around where … More