Archive
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25 April 2020
Species of the day: Ivy-leaved Toadflax
The charming Ivy-leaved Toadflax isn’t a native British species, having thought to have hitched a ride on imported Italian sculptures and first recorded living wild in 1640.
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25 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Thirty-nine
Back Garden Bird Race #4 - with a short guide to our commonest garden singers. And Frank Sinatra.
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24 April 2020
Species of the day: Large Red Damselfly
Damselflies and Dragonflies are without doubt one of the most successful orders of animals that exist on the planet. Typically the first of them to be spotted in spring is the rather stunning Large Red Damselfly
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24 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Thirty-eight
There aint no bee flies like a bee-fly flies
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23 April 2020
Seagulls and the sound of silence?
According to the World Health Organisation, noise pollution affects over 100 million people in Europe – so the effects of noise pollution on wildlife must be monumental. Why then when it gets quiet in urban areas, have seagulls decided to go elsewhere rather than enjoying the silence?
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23 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Thirty-seven
At last! My first Orange-tip of the year. Spring is officially here.
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22 April 2020
Species of the day: Ground-Ivy
Ground-ivy is a beautifully proportioned and supremely common perennial herb of the mint family, but bears no relation to true Ivy
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22 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Thirty-six
I check in on the fox cubs under the neighbour’s shed.
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22 April 2020
Blackbird - Bird Song
The Blackbird is perhaps more familiar to us than any other bird, surely the species we associate most closely with our gardens
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21 April 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Thirty-five
In which I go crazy with a drill and make some accommodation for my garden bees.
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21 April 2020
Species of the day: Common Toad
The Common Toad is one of our two most familiar amphibians. They’re largely a secretive species that have discriminating habitat requirements including permanent water bodies for breeding
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20 April 2020
Species of the day: Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Around ten percent of the UK’s bee species are represented by the widely recognised Bumblebees. One of the most widespread, and regular visitor of British gardens is the Buff-tailed Bumblebee