

Holly Blue and Coal Tit
A warm sunny Friday brought out a few more butterflies than of late. A female holly blue was photographed on the site of the former house...


Nuthatch, Blue Tit and Green-Veined White
A quick after work visit on a pleasant, warm Tuesday and more butterflies were evident today. A nuthatch, blue tit and green-veined white...


Comma and Lesser Celandine
A lovely, warm sunny Good Friday but not much about to photograph. A comma was spotted basking in the sunshine and, for a change, I also...


Treecreeper (and Comma!)
A gloriously sunny Sunday and I finally saw my first butterfly of 2016 in the wood. However, the circumstances weren't quite what I'd...


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...


Coal Tit, Dragonfly, Large White, Buzzard, Painted Lady and Memorial
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...


Red Admiral, Grey Heron and Small Tortoiseshell
A cool Thursday afternoon and the number of butterfly species to be seen continues to gradually decrease. That being said, five red...


Robin, Green-Veined White and Horse
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,...


Bank Vole, Large White, Holly Blue and Red Admiral
A cool but bright Friday afternoon and the butterfly numbers are definitely starting to dwindle with 8 species spotted. Four cute young...


Blue Tit, Holly Blue, Bullfinch and Peacock
​ 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...