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Book review - The Lives of Moths

The Lives of Moths - A Natural History of our Planet’s Moth Life written by Andrei Sourakov and Rachel Warren Chadd as reviewed by Andrew Cormack.

Hawthorn with honey bee

Blossoming encounters of spring

There are many fantastic sights and sounds that herald spring: birds singing, insects buzzing about, wildlife migrants arriving. One of the finest of these are trees and shrubs coming in to…

Garden tiger moth

Year of the Tiger

It's the Chinese New Year of the Tiger - sadly, few of us will have the opportunity to mark 2022 by seeing a real tiger. But with a bit of creative thinking, there are some “tiger” related…

Speckled Wood butterfly by George Tordoff.

Butterflies in winter

George is a Senior Ecologist at Butterfly Conservation, and also loves to get out recording butterflies, moths and other wildlife in his spare time. Here, he tells us more about some recent and…

Badger prints in mud the wildlife trusts

Mammal mysteries

Have you spotted any mysterious tracks or unexplained droppings? Solve the case with some tips from Darren Tansley, the Mammal Detective.

Scarlet Waxcap, Glutinous Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap by Viv Geen

Grassland Fungi on GWT Nature Reserves

I have been conducting surveys of the grassland fungi on our Monmouthshire meadow Reserves over the autumn months. This is a snapshot of the interesting species recorded at Springdale, Pentwyn…

Florapedia - a brief compendium of floral lore by Carol Gracie

Florapedia book review

Nature with Nev reviews Florapedia - a Brief Compendium of Floral Lore by Carol Gracie.