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Holly Blue – Celastrina argiolus
It’s only just April and already we have had three different species of Butterflies in the garden, Speckled Wood, Red Admirals, and yesterday a female…
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Crab Spider – Misumena vatia
Crab Spiders use stealth to hunt and do not build a web. Like some kind of "alien" being they have 8 eyes lined up on…
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Bee Fly – Bombylius major
This is a garden first, the Bee Fly – Bombylius major, the extended proboscis makes them unique amongst British insects and consequently easy to identify.…
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Hairy Footed Flower Bee with extended tongue.
Hairy Footed Flower Bees are very active in the garden at the moment. Males and females are totally different in appearance, that is to say…
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Dippers
I have been watching the Dippers locally for the last 6 weeks. I have been to watch them, to take notes, and to photograph them…
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Blackbirds nesting in my garden
The Blackbird (Turdus merula) is a member of the thrush family and a very common bird in the UK. In ecological terms they occupy the…
Meet Rose, our houseplant expert host
Rose’s journey into the realm of houseplants began with a small windowsill garden during her college years. What started as a few humble succulents soon blossomed into a full-fledged passion for nurturing…
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I went back out on tho the moor late yesterday afternoon, there was rain in the air and it was overcast but the light was…
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Stonechat are common breeding birds in Devon but perhaps not in August. I was told of a nest that contained youngsters somewhere on Dartmoor and…
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Last Friday I filmed and photographed the rare Heath Potter Wasp constructing its pot. (Thanks to John Walters for kindly allowing me to photograph at…
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