One of my great pleasures this summer has been sorting through the various insects in the estate gardens around where … More
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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
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
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
And the wind blew, but the butterflies still flew.
A cool, windy, overcast day did not bode well for a visit to Hutchinson’s Bank in search of butterflies. In … 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
Goslings galore
After being away last week it was back to the weekly survey walk around our estate gardens and the Tarn. … More
Farewell and adieu Heygo
I had a trip booked with Heygo, the virtual tour company, last week, so was surprised to find that it … More
Spring has sprung, maybe?
A bright sunny morning for my weekly recording walk around the local patch. Despite the bright sunshine, there is still … More
Migrants arrive!
My second patch walk of the spring/summer season this morning. It was only 11C, so I wasn’t hopeful of any … More