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Cockchafers

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
05 June 2013
Last weekend was the 2013 Garden BioBlitz, an online Twitter-originated collaboration to observe, identify and record garden wildlife. Continue reading...
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Ruby tiger moth

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
22 May 2013
I have to admit, I do have some slightly unusual behavioural traits. I enjoy clattering down the pavement on my daughter’s old chrome microscooter... Continue reading...
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Small tortoiseshell butterflies

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
08 May 2013
It’s been fascinating to follow the tweets of butterfly enthusiasts as they marked the arrival of warm weather during the last fortnight. Continue reading...
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Zebra spider

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
24 April 2013
Although, yes, technically it is a spider, I’m almost positive that nobody could really be scared of the zebra spider. Continue reading...
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Queen wasp

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
10 April 2013
A dead leaf was twitching on the water’s surface, and gently peeling it up, expecting to see an animated amphibian beneath, revealed, instead, a queen wasp. Continue reading...
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Newts and wildlife ponds

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
26 March 2013
Three weeks ago I excitedly tweeted a photo of this year’s first newt. Despite the reflections of sky, me and my phone, she is quite clearly visible in the pondweed. Continue reading...
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Bumblebees and climate change

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
13 March 2013
Sapphire Class at Ivydale Primary School are now experts on bumblebees. We did a workshop on climate change so I took in a tray of bumblebee specimens. Continue reading...
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Frogs and toads in the garden

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
27 February 2013
Whenever I speak to anyone about frogs or toads, they are always slightly amazed that their pond-free garden should contain them. Continue reading...
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Garden birds

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
13 February 2013
Hardly anything is moving and the various birds are huddled against the cold; like me they all seem to be thinking “come on, spring must be along soon”. Continue reading...
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The juniper shieldbug

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
01 February 2013
Some people are very precious about trees. This is because the tree has become one of the green super-icons of the environmental movement. Continue reading...
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