BUTTERFLY & MOTHS
PEACOCKInachis io ORANGE TIPAnthocharis cardamines SPECKLED WOODPararge Algeria RED ADMIRAL Venessa atalanta WOOD WHITELeptidea sinapis LARGE WHITEPieris brassicae BROWN ARGUSAricia agestis MEADOW BROWNManiola jurtina PAINTED LADYVanessa cardui CHALK HILL BLUEPolyommatus […]
WILDLIFE – LONG-TAILED TIT
The Long-tailed tit – Aegithalos caudatus The Long-tailed tit comes from a different family to our more familiar Blue tit and Great tit. In fact it’s not really a tit […]
BIRDS OF PREY
BARN OWLTyto alba BUZZARDButeo buteo KESTRELFalco tinnuncls LONG EARED OWLAsio otus MERLINFalco columbarius RED KITEMilvus milvus SNOWY OWLBubo scandiacus THE SHORT EARED OWLAsio flammeus SPARROWHARKAccipiter nisus TAWNY OWLStrix aluco HOBBYFalco […]
THE HIDE – RAIN
Yes , ok guilty as charged . I’m starting with the weather once again and at last ……… we have rain ! Right now that’s out of the way lets […]
MAMMALS
BADGERMeles meles FOXVulpes vulpes OTTERLutra lutra PINE MARTENMartes martes STOATMustela erminea WEASELMusrela nivalis GREY SQUIRRELSciurus carolinensis RED SQUIRREL Sciurus vulgaris BROWN RATRattus norvegicus HARVEST MOUSEMicromys minutus WATER VOLEArvicola amphibius WOOD […]
WILDFOWL
MUTE SWANCygnus olor CANADA GOOSEBranta canadensis GREYLAG GOOSEAnser anser COOTFulica atra MOORHENGallinula chloropus GREY HERONArdea Cinerea CORMORANTPhalacrocorax carbo GUILLEMOTUria Alger PUFFINFratercula artica BLACK-HEADED GULLChroicocephalus ridibundus HERRING GULLLarus argentatus REDSHANKTringa tetanus […]
WILDLIFE – PINE MARTEN
The Pine Marten – Martes martes by Graham Stewart Once extremely common in Britain, The Pine Marten was persecuted to near extinction, by 1915 only small pockets of them remained. […]
THE HIDE – IT’S COOL
Finally change in the weather and a little relief from the constant scorching hot temperature , we have even experienced a little rain ! ( possibly less than 1mm but […]
WILDLIFE – THE PUFFIN
The Puffin – Fratercula artica Since a child this has always been a bird that I have wanted to see in the flesh, it is often referred to as “Sea […]
WILDLIFE – THE ORANGE TIP
The Orange tip – Anthocharis cardamines The Orange-tip , a regular visitor to the wildflower meadow is a true sign of the arrival of spring and is one of the […]
THE HIDE – WEASEL
Wow , just when you think it can’t get any warmer , it does . The thermometer at the hide today showed 37c , the hottest ever at the hide […]
THE HIDE – TRAIL CAMERA
Wow, where has the time gone , August already and here in the uk we are still in the grip of an extended period of hot weather. The occasional water […]
WILDLIFE – TAWNY OWL
The Tawny Owl – Strix aluco The Tawny Owl , Strix aluco Is the most common species of owl here in the U.K. with an estimated population of around of […]
NEW WILDLIFE – THE BANK VOLE
The Bank Vole –Myodes glareolus Bank voles are small chestnut-brown rodents with a cream-coloured underbelly and a short hairy tail. The Bank voles has small dark eyes, a short tail […]
THE HIDE – WATER
We are back ! After a short break its back to work at the meadow , cutting the path and carrying in water , a lot of water . The […]
