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Category: Natural History

Naturelog: Monday 4th August

I decided to make a diversion on the way back home from the town centre and have a look around … More

Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Eltham Palace, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown Butterfly, Mint Moth, Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Naturelog: Heysham Nature Reserve

Heysham nature reserve in Lancashire is a small piece of land bounded by the Sea, the port of Heysham and … More

Brown Hawker, emperor dragonfly, Gatekeeper, Goldfinch, Heysham Nature Resrve, Speckled Wood

Dark Green Fritillary

These are some pictures of a Dark Green Fritillary taken at lakeside on Lake Windermere in Cumbria.

Dark Green Fritillary

Naturelog: Kendal

We visited Kendal in Southern Lakeland twice during our holiday. There was an information board by the River Kent as … More

Dipper, Goosander, Grey Wagtail, Kendal

Naturelog: Morecombe Bay

About a mile from the RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss is the RSPB reserve at Morecombe Bay. This is a … More

Avocet, Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank, RSPB Leighton Moss, RSPB Morecombe Bay

Naturelog: Leighton Moss

The RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss near Carnforth in Lancashire consists of a number of Reed-beds and lakes. It is … More

Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, RSPB Leighton Moss

A Pheasant with brains

We had a pair of pheasants come to the feeder station in the back garden of our cottage most days. … More

Gait Barrows NNR, Pheasant

Feeders in our back garden

As I said in my previous post we had a lovely cottage in Lancashire overlooking Gait Barrows NNR. Apart from … More

Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Coal Tit, Gait Barrows NNR, Great Spotted Woodpecker

Naturelog: Gait Barrows NNR

Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve is situated in Northern Lancashire and has been designated for its wide variety of limestone … More

Common Blue Damselfly, Gait Barrows NNR, Ringlet

Naturelog: Milnthorpe

During our recent trip to Lake district we went to Milnthorpe to try and catch up with the long staying … More

Glossy Ibis, Milnthorpe

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