Monthly Archives: May 2020

A distinct lack of moths!

Posted on May 27, 2020 by John Gardner

I have been putting the moth trap out quite regularly over the past couple of weeks but each time I go to empty it I find it quite devoid of trappoed moths! Whether it’s the clear cool nights that are … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for Summer

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Roger Gaynor

The Corvid-19 outbreak lockdown rules have recently been relaxed.  Even so at the moment I continue to be loyal to my local walks all taken within one and half or so miles from home rather than travelling further away.  This … Continue reading →

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Not going far – seeing more

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Roger Gaynor

On the 12 April I noticed a small tortoiseshell butterfly egg laying on the garden patch of nettles.  These have now hatched and, characteristically, the caterpillars have formed a communal silken web around the uppermost leaves for protection whilst they … Continue reading →

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Wayside Flowers

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Richard Bell

As today would have been the first of our outdoor meetings, Richard and I decided we would spend our one hour walk to Smithy Brook, between Middlestown and Thornhill, recording the species we saw.After all the glorious sunny weather over … Continue reading →

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Orange Tip bonanza

Posted on May 3, 2020 by John Gardner

Our lockdown local walks have been drenched in warm, sunny spring weather during April with high temperatures more reminiscent of Spain rather than England, Along with alll the spring migrants arriving on these warm fronts, our own native orange tip … Continue reading →

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