Category Nature Notes 2025

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.

Although Kestrels are one of our most common raptors, it is always a delight to see them hovering

We made a rare excursion into nearby Rutland in January, visiting Eyebrook Reservoir, staying overnight near Uppingham, and then spending the next day at Rutland Water.