Archive
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25 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Eight
On sculpted, vibrant yellow wings my first Brimstone butterfly of the year makes his elegant entrance over the garden fence.
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25 March 2020
Species of the day: White Dead-nettle
The White Dead-nettle is a very important source of nectar for bees, particularly at this time of the year, when few other nectar-producing plants are in flower.
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25 March 2020
A Good Newts Story
Glenn Norris on the hunt for the Great Crested Newt
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24 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Seven
Today I’ve decided to tactically deploy the most powerful weapon I have and blast you with some thermonuclear level cuteness to distract you from these difficult times.
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24 March 2020
Species of the day: Song Thrush
The Song Thrush is one of our most familiar and popular song birds. Its distinctive, boldly charismatic repertoire has inspired people over countless generations.
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23 March 2020
Species of the day: Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine was so loved by William Wordsworth (his favourite, in fact) that he wrote no less than three poems about it
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23 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Six
It’s a cold, clear night and I stood staring up at the stars, the satellites and Venus blazing bright in the western sky. I wasn’t sure what I was looking for up there, maybe a sign? some reassurance? It was then I that I heard it. Tseep.
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22 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Five
A guided tour of the garden
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21 March 2020
Behind the Lens with Sara Humphrey
We talk to ‘Sussex’ Sara Humphrey about her love of wildlife, her photography and visiting nature reserves by public transport
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21 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Four
The plants in my garden are beginning to bloom and, as it’s still a bit early for many pollinating insects, some of our first flowers are banking on the breeze to spread the love.
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20 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Three
Just as I was returning to the kitchen I heard a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming loudly from way across the road on an oak tree in a neighbour’s garden.
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19 March 2020
Corona Wildlife Diary: Day Two
Watching a pair of Long-tailed Tits this afternoon in the willow tree.