May 11, 20211 minSuper 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 8, 20212 minWildlife 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 3, 20211 minBrilliant Bee-fliesBee-flies hovering above flowers using their surprisingly long proboscises to drink the nectar from them are one of the amazing sight of...
May 2, 20211 minMay Four Barrows Bird WalkAll 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 1, 20212 minWildlife 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...
Apr 23, 20211 minAldbourne HedgehogsThank 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 18, 20212 minHungry hedgehogsHands-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 15, 20211 minFirecrest at Love's CopseThe 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 13, 20211 minBlack Oil BeetlesSo 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 12, 20211 minBaby BirdsSeveral people have been asking whether our birds have started nesting yet. While some species such as woodpigeons breed all year round,...
Mar 24, 20212 minThe buzz about bumblebeesThe ability of these large, furry bees with long tongues to successfully forage in cool, cloudy and even wet weather makes them some of...