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Blue Tit and Meadow Brown

It wasn't as warm or sunny as yesterday so numbers of everything dwindled again, albeit more small birds are now coming down for food. A...

A perfect warm and sunny Saturday saw me spend the best part of seven hours in and around the wood. Butterfly numbers were up slightly...

A cool Thursday afternoon and the number of butterfly species to be seen continues to gradually decrease. That being said, five red...

A sunny but not overly warm Sunday morning meant butterflies were again very limited in numbers. A robin struck a pose in the wood and,...

A pleasant sunny day with a mild breeze prompted a visit over Netherton Hill. A number of dragonflies were spotted near the pools along...

Today was the best forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend and so it proved to be with 10 species of butterfly again spotted, in addition...

A bright and pleasant Friday again brought out a good number of butterflies in the wood, with a few dragonflies spotted over Netherton...

The first day of the forecast mini-heatwave prompted a quick after work visit to try and make the most of it while it lasted! Less breeze...

It may have been the longest day of the year today, but it definitely wasn't one of the sunniest! Still, the sun did break through now...

Once again making the most of the Friday evening sunshine, albeit it went in not long after I got there, I again ventured over Netherton...