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Sparrowhawk surprise
We just had to share this amazing video of a male sparrowhawk feeding on a woodpigeon on The Garlings last Friday sent in by Jenny...
Oct 11, 20211 min read


Have you any House Martins?
Thanks to everyone who has sent in their House Martin nest locations we have manged to log 28 active nests within the Aldbourne Parish. ...
Sep 11, 20211 min read


Elephant Hawkmoth Caterpillars
Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillars are showing well around the village this week with multiple reports - including several together and a...
Sep 6, 20211 min read


Elephants in the Churchyard
Last Saturday night we ran our monthly moth catch in St Michael's churchyard using a Robinson Moth trap. Despite it being a little soggy...
Jul 5, 20211 min read


Marvellous Moths
The warm weather we've enjoyed over the last few weeks has led to the long-awaited and overdue explosion of many species of moths taking...
Jun 20, 20212 min read


Churchyard Bats
Bats, the only mammals capable of active flight, are an extremely successful and varied group of animals and occupy a wide range of...
Jun 20, 20212 min read


Brilliant Bees
Yesterday was World Bee Day so I thought it right that we pause for a moment to celebrate the brilliant bees in and around the village....
May 21, 20212 min read


St Mark's Fly
If you've been out enjoying a walk in our beautiful countryside over the last few weeks, chances are at some point along the way you will...
May 11, 20211 min read


Super Cute Stoats!
While walking the dog in Love's Copse yesterday I stumbled upon this adorable family of Stoats. The two kits were hiding in the hedgerow,...
May 11, 20211 min read


Brilliant Bee-flies
Bee-flies hovering above flowers using their surprisingly long proboscises to drink the nectar from them are one of the amazing sight of...
May 3, 20211 min read


Wildlife round-up this week (1st May)
Despite the ongoing cold nights spring is in full swing and we have had reports of plants and animals from within the parish almost every...
May 1, 20212 min read


Aldbourne Hedgehogs
Thank you so much for the amazing response to our request for hedgehog sightings. It is very interesting to see where they are active in...
Apr 23, 20211 min read


Hungry hedgehogs
Hands-up who has these brilliant beasts in their gardens? We've heard several people mention them and would love to find out more about...
Apr 18, 20212 min read


Black Oil Beetles
So who has spotted one of these impressively large beetles around the village? While are 5 species of black oil beetle in Britain all the...
Apr 13, 20211 min read


Baby Birds
Several people have been asking whether our birds have started nesting yet. While some species such as woodpigeons breed all year round,...
Apr 12, 20211 min read


The buzz about bumblebees
The ability of these large, furry bees with long tongues to successfully forage in cool, cloudy and even wet weather makes them some of...
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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