Category Nature Notes

Nature Notes, Nature Notes 2024

Nature Notes August 2024

A trip to Cossington Meadows in the Soar valley to the north of Leicester brought a number of pleasant surprises recently

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September 3, 2024

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Nature Notes July 2024

At last a few sunny days and a chance to sit out in the garden and see what turns up. I was treated the other day to the sharp clacking song of a Wren

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August 22, 2024

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Nature Notes June 2024

Now should be the time of year when dragonflies and damselflies are getting really interesting, but like so many other invertebrates the recent weather has put a real dampener on their activities.

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June 30, 2024

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Nature Notes May 2024

If you have a bee hotel in your garden, now is the time of year when it starts to become interesting. Any bees that have been resident over winter will now be fully grown

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June 7, 2024

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Nature Notes April 2024

Sometimes something really interesting appears from the most unpromising material. Last month I picked up an old, dead Oak leaf whilst I was out walking in Normanton Woods.

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April 29, 2024

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Nature Notes March 2024

It’s been a long while since I had a new species on my garden feeders, but in the middle of March a Lesser Redpoll turned up.

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March 23, 2024

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Nature Notes February 2024

What a month with pouring rain, gale-force winds and even a few frosty days. Unsurprisingly, the wildlife is remaining largely undercover although there is always something to see out there.

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February 24, 2024

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Nature Notes January 2024

The year has begun with rain and more rain, so opportunities for finding wildlife are rather limited. One group that are always reliable in this weather are the fungi

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January 7, 2024

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Nature Notes November 2023

The end of the year always signifies the annual rut, when many species of deer compete for females.

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November 25, 2023

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Nature Notes October 2023 It never ceases to amaze me at this time of year just how much insect life can be found on flowers of Ivy. Although not a favourite of many gardeners, Ivy is one of the very…

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October 19, 2023

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