Bob Foreman's Moth Blog
30 April 2020
The ups and downs of mothing with Bob Foreman
Archive of: April, 2020
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Species of the day: Holly Blue
30 April 2020
The Holly Blue is well adapted for life amongst us and is the one member of its family you’re most likely to spot in your garden, often flitting around at head height
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Deciphering the dawn chorus
30 April 2020
Wildlife expert Nick Acheson introduces some of our feathered superstars to listen out for this spring.
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Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-four
30 April 2020
“The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground”
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Dunnock - Bird Song
29 April 2020
The Dunnock is an overwhelmingly inconspicuous bird that in fact very much belies its meek and modest nature
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Species of the day: Pied Wagtail
29 April 2020
The chirpy Pied Wagtail is a bird summed up nicely by its name, though it has many others in folklore, including the widespread “willie wagtail” and charming “peggy dishwasher.”
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Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-three
29 April 2020
I build a Grass Snake heap, go shopping for horse manure and get into another argument.
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Species of the day: Hawthorn
28 April 2020
With its distinctive leaves, the Common Hawthorn is a familiar sight amongst spring hedgerows. Its colloquial name of ‘May-tree’ is entirely suggestive of its typical flowering period
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Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Forty-two
28 April 2020
I film some egg-laying damselflies. It’s all rather fiddly.
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Species of the day: Red Mason Bee
27 April 2020
The Mason Bees are named after the characteristic habit of using ‘masonry’ products in the construction of their nest cells.