Black and white butterflies
20 September 2020
Some of our most beautiful butterflies are the least colourful.
Archive of: Charlotte Owen
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Blackberries - whose fruit is it anyway?
15 September 2020
Few can resist the bramble’s free buffet and a good patch of blackberries can be a real wildlife hotspot.
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Stonechat
02 September 2020
Meet the Stonechat, a robin-sized bird with a loud alarm call that sounds just like two pebbles clacking together.
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Naming of moths
27 August 2020
For centuries, moths have cast a spell of fascination and intrigue so potent they have been bestowed with some of the most beautiful, fanciful and charming names in natural history.
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How we name things
25 August 2020
Nomenclature is the science of naming, with rules and systems for organising species and giving each one an official two-part title. But there is also an art to the naming of things and often a sense of magic.
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Here be dragons
18 August 2020
If you know where to look, there are still plenty of dragons to be found in Sussex today. Granted, they are miniature dragons at just 15 cm from nose to tail but the Common Lizard is no less fearsome to its insect prey.
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Dancing Adders
17 August 2020
Courting Adders move in a synchronised flowing behaviour, with much tongue-flicking and tail-lashing. After mating, the male stays to guard his female and will dance with intruding males, rearing up and entwining bodies to wrestle his rival to the ground.
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The Oak
13 August 2020
The mighty oak is our most iconic tree, a symbol of strength and endurance with huge historical and cultural significance.
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Oak trees and Knopper Galls
10 August 2020
Next time you walk past an Oak tree, take a closer look and you might notice something a bit unusual. Perhaps some of the acorns are ripening nicely but others seem to have mutated into an abnormal, knobbly mess. What’s going on?
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The amazingly oceanic Kittiwake
03 August 2020
They may not look like hardy sea-farers but Kittiwakes spend half the year wandering the Atlantic, making them the most oceanic gull in the world.