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Wildlife round-up this week (15th May)
Sightings have been impacted by the weather but despite the cool weather the birds and flowers have decided to go ahead with spring...
May 15, 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


Wildlife round-up this week (8th May)
The last week has brought some welcome rain that I am sure will help boost the spring flowers, although we have not seen an accompanying...
May 8, 20212 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


May Four Barrows Bird Walk
All six places on our monthly walk were filled this morning as we went up to Four Barrows in the lovely sunshine this morning. We...
May 2, 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


Firecrest at Love's Copse
The firecrest at Love's Copse has been present for at least three days now and has been continuously singing and so is easy to locate. ...
Apr 15, 20211 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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