Species of the day: Starling
27 March 2020
The Common Starling is undoubtedly one of the countries most familiar garden birds. So familiar in fact that they’re almost certainly underrated in both their beauty and abilities in song.
Archive of: James Duncan
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Species of the day: Drone Fly
26 March 2020
The Drone Flies are some of our commonest Hoverfly species
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Species of the day: White Dead-nettle
25 March 2020
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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Species of the day: Song Thrush
24 March 2020
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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Species of the day: Lesser Celandine
23 March 2020
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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Cetti's Warbler
14 November 2018
Cetti’s Warbler can be a frustratingly difficult bird to see - always on the move and often close to the ground. The thinning vegetation makes now a great time to try and spot one at Woods Mill.
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European Hornets
12 September 2018
There’s little doubt that the European hornet is a rather fearsome looking insect. But this ferocious exterior betrays a species that is in fact rarely aggressive.
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Willow Emerald Damselfly
05 September 2018
Commoner species of late summer dragonfly abound, but amongst the Darters and Hawkers may be the rare, slender metallic form of the Willow Emerald Damselfly.
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Brown Hairstreak
30 August 2018
The Brown Hairstreak is the largest of the UK’s five native Hairstreak species. Now is a great time to spot this most elusive of Butterflies at Woods Mill.
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Wasp Spiders
10 August 2018
The world of invertebrates is a strange one indeed. Full of illusion and deception, things are often not as they seem and a prime example of this is mimicry.