Nature Notes December 2025
With all of the bad weather recently, I have struggled to find much to write about this month
With all of the bad weather recently, I have struggled to find much to write about this month
Whilst walking around Thornton Reservoir recently we saw a Great White Egret catch a large Perch, struggling for several minutes to subdue and swallow it
Those of you with fruit trees in your garden probably will have noticed a bumper harvest this year
The Box Tree is a native evergreen that is primarily found in Southern England
All of this hot weather has brought mixed blessings to our local wildlife - some are thriving whilst others are wilting
I’ve been away for a week’s holiday in Dorset, calling at Arne, Brownsea Island and Ham Wall
The hot weather has certainly brought out a few delightful examples of our local wildlife
We are now getting reasonable numbers of butterflies in the garden
As soon as there is a bit of sunshine in the garden the bees almost always put in an appearance. The commonest bees these days are Honey Bees. These are an introduced species that live mostly in artificial hives
Spring appears to be here at last with some significantly warmer weather in the second half of March.