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A Trip To Devils Dyke (Cambridgeshire).
I’d heard about Devils Dyke in Cambridgeshire and how good it is for butterflies. The dyke is 10 metres high and runs for 7 miles. I never knew the best location on the dyke for seeing butterflies so when the … Continue reading
Good Spring For Grizzled Skippers.
It’s the time of year when I go looking for butterflies. I start by visiting a local meadow which is good for early butterflies like the Grizzled Skipper and Green Hairstreaks. A Grizzled Skipper enjoying the sunshine There were plenty … Continue reading
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Tagged bcn wildlife trust, butterfly, cambridgeshire, green hairstreak, grizzled skipper, wildlife, wildlife trust
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Wet, Windy And Cold.
The title of this blog post pretty well sums up the spring weather we are having this year. Constant rain showers has been the weather pattern for spring 2021 Normally this time of year I’d expect to start seeing dragonflies … Continue reading
Latest Film – White-letter Hairstreak.
There is a small colony of White-letter Hairstreak butterflies in woodland close to where I live. These are small elusive butterflies that spend most of their time flying around the treetops. I’ve put together a short film about these butterflies … Continue reading
Two Emporers And An Admiral.
In a recent post I wrote about a visit to a local nature reserve called Monks Wood. I’d managed to find and photograph a Black Hairstreak butterfly which is an elusive butterfly that can only be found in a couple … Continue reading
Hunting For Hairstreaks.
I’m lucky enough to have a few National Nature Reserves within a short driving distance from my home. There’s one called Monks Wood that I don’t visit that often but it’s a good place to see Black Hairstreak butterflies – … Continue reading
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Tagged bcn wildlife trust, black, black hairstreak, butterfly, cambridgesire, hairstreak, monks wood, wildife trust, wildlife
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Streaks Ahead.
There are a group of butterflies in the UK called Hairstreaks. Here in Cambridgeshire I’m lucky enough to live within a few miles of four Hairstreak species; Black-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak and Green Hairstreak. Black-letter, Purple, White-letter and … Continue reading
Wood Is Good.
Some wildlife species are drawn to wooden fence posts and gates. But why? It’s all to do with the sun and heat. During the day the sun heats up the wood which retains the heat in the late afternoon and … Continue reading
Kingfisher And Copper.
I visited my local nature reserve with the intention of getting some timelapse video footage from one of the hides. View from the Rothchilds Mere hide. I set up my camera to take a shot every 6 seconds for 40 … Continue reading
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Tagged butterfly, kingfisher, small copper butterfly
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Fen Photos. 