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First butterfly

A small tortoiseshell was in the Orchard this morning – my first of the year. A few meadow … Read More

Bumblebees and honeybees

With spring fast approaching, I’ve been asked by the Lancaster Beekeepers to link to their PDF on distinguishing … Read More

Recognise Anyone?

Four members of the Fairfield Association visited Lancaster Beekeepers’ Apiary on 27th July 2014 as part of the … Read More

Butterfly identification

Can anyone help with the identification of the two butterflies / moths in the photograph? I think the … Read More

Flowers and other wildlife

A fresh range of flowers to report: Plenty of rosebay willowherb about and also the rather less common … Read More

In Big Meadow

Found some Self Heal in the Big Meadow yesterday. Picture on the wildflower collection shortly. There is also … Read More

More flowers

I was in the Sowerholme section of Fauna this morning and there is lots of a small white … Read More

August wildlife

Grey Squirrel, Red Darter and a Brown Hawker just a few of the wildlife at the ponds today

Here be dragons

In dragonfly news: there was a black-tailed skimmer on the reserve today and a brown hawker was hunting … Read More

Toad

Toad found hiding under a stone in the newly acquired land.