Archive
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13 May 2020
Species of the day: Early Purple Orchid
The Orchids are a staggeringly large family of flowering plants. One that very much lives up to both parts of its common name is the Early Purple Orchid
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13 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Fifty-seven
Just when you thought it was safe to leave the cul-de-sac
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12 May 2020
Species of the day: Brown-tail Moth
The Brown-tail is one of around 2500 moth species in the order of Lepidoptera found in Britain. Its larvae live and feed in distinctive communal colonies which take the form of a silken tent
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12 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Fifty-six
After eight years of waiting a Hedgehog appears in the garden.
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11 May 2020
What was seen on furlough
It’s surprising what you can find in even the smallest urban garden.
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11 May 2020
Species of the day: King Alfred's Cakes
The kingdom of fungi has captivated humankind for centuries. In a realm with some truly strange names, King Alfred’s Cakes perhaps stands out as one of the most bizarre
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11 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Fifty-five
The Kestrel – the unsung master of the Sussex skies
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10 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Fifty-four
The results of the 6th Back Garden Bird Race. With Swifts, Hobbies, fledglings, a Black Kite and an Osprey.
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10 May 2020
Species of the day: Treecreeper
The delightful little Treecreeper is a bird that truly lives up to its name.
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09 May 2020
Species of the day: Bluebell
There can be no plant more iconically associated with British woodland than the Bluebell. It’s a quintessential symbol of spring
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09 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Fifty-three
Never mind the virus, here’s the Cuckoo.
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08 May 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Fifty-two
A Bank Holiday guided tour of the back garden and the dark secret of the, erm, unusual-shaped pond.