West Country 2019 (1)

Day one of our trip to Cornwall and Devon saw us making an afternoon stop at the RSPB reserve at … More

British Butterflies: Red Admiral

Video by Paul Dinning ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPJXfmxMYAoH02CFudZxmgg )

British Butterflies: Gatekeeper

Found in Southern and Eastern Britain, its recent range expansion has been linked to increasing temperatures.

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

British Butterflies: Comma

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

Mint Moth

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

Little Ringed Plover

The Little Ringed Plover is a summer visitor to the UK, unlike its bigger cousin, the Ringed Plover which is … More

British Butterflies: Meadow Brown

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

When I say Run…Run!!!

On Tuesday at the London wetland Centre, Keith and I came across these Hawaiian Geese in the wildfowl collection just … More