Recent news
Broad-leaved Helleborine
I have probably 12 Broad-leaved Helleborine in our garden. One appeared between 10 and 12 years ago. Since then the numbers have increased annually without any conscious assistance on my…
Colour variation in the Southern Hawker Dragonfly
Dragonflies and damselflies emerge from their larval skins in an immature state and necessarily spend some time away from water, avoiding contact with others of their own kind while their…
Newt Larvae News
The pond with the newt larvae mentioned in the post of 25 June has shrunk to a miserable puddle 2 foot across. As the water level descended I have been…
Newt Larvae
There are hundreds of newt larvae in the pond in this wild garden in Standish. In the late afternoon they were near the surface, not gulping for air but just…
Hornet Moth time
Hornet Moths (Sesia apiformis) are emerging from poplars in Standish. They spend several years as larvae feeding on the wood and roots of the tree, emerging often by burrowing out…
Ashleworth Ham CES Visits 2, 3, 4, 2018
These three visits took place on 18th May, 28th May and 7th June. Visit 2 on the 18th was a quiet visit, with 31 birds caught which is exactly on…
Lichens on the Web
An illustrated atlas of Gloucestershire lichens is available on-line at http://gloslichens.potsherd.net. The website is a working tool for lichen studies which will be particularly useful for beginners and intermediate lichenologists….
House Martins
House Martins have been here for many years and I’m pleased to say that there are even more this year, building nests in at least two of the eaves of…
Pittville Park BioBlitz 8th – 9th June
As per my piece in the March edition of GNS news; here is more information about this bioblitz Here is the website link from that poster: Pittville BioBlitz site…
Ashleworth Ham CES visit 1 – 03/05/2018
This is the report from first CES visit to Ashleworth Ham: 20180503 Ashleworth Ham CES visit 1 (PDF).