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

A bright warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent. As usual our … More

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

A warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent for our usual morning … More

Next stop on catch up Thursday is Sutcliffe Park LNR. Again Meadow Brown butterflies are the dominant species on the … More

Decide that today I am going to catch up with all my local dragonfly and butterfly survey work for June. … More

After a morning working at home I went for a walk around Eltham Palace Gardens. Although the palace itself was … More