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I hope that you all had a good summer and were able to enjoy the sunshine. I am trying a new blog which will be open to the public,...
I hope that you all had a good summer and were able to enjoy the sunshine. I am trying a new blog which will be open to the public,...
Early this morning I spotted that someone had been busy digging in a stony area amongst the tree roots. There were a few bees crawling...
I am amazed that three separate nests of ants all flew within minutes of each other. Both male and female ants fly in order to mate and...
Today the young robins really show how they moult their feathers and get their red breasts.
The other morning, this young robin ate my one ripe blueberry before I could have it for breakfast (the blueberry, not the robin!) Today...
I mentioned the red strands of Dodder, a parasite that occurs on the Forest, but now it is in flower it is much more noticeable. There...
It was a bit windy today but I saw several Emperor dragonflies laying eggs in one particular pond. The wind must make it more difficult...
Everywhere I go at the moment, I can hear the sound of grasshopper, or are they crickets? The main difference between a grasshopper and a...
"The early bird gets the worm" is a well known saying. In our garden, the goldfinches are always up early and this morning I caught them...
Did you know that there are carnivorous (meat eating) plants on Ashdown Forest? Don't worry, they can't manage a whole person. These are...
These rare butterflies can be seen in a few specific areas of Ashdown Forest. They are very precise in their habitat requirements,...
My most exciting spot of the day was at lunchtime and I can confidently post it here knowing that I won't see anything more exciting...
Mrs Mace spotted this wood ant carrying a feather, which is so many times bigger than the ant itself. Ants of all types are very...
This warm weather has been perfect for our reptiles. I keep hearing (and just seeing) lizards running away but in warm weather they move...
Some of the wetter areas of the Forest are really important habitats for Dragonflies and Danselfies. These are damselflies: a large red...
Yesterday I walked over 10 miles around the Forest. I thought that it was strange that I didn't see any Dodder, then today I walked...
One last attempt at posting this and if it doesn't work I will change websites! I have taken pictures over a week to show how slime...
Orchids are such special flowers, not only because they are so beautiful, but because the rely on mycorrizal fungi in the soil. We are...
The squawk of the jackdaws has been replaced by the high pitched trill of wren nestlings. We had seen the wrens busy flying across the...
Our jackdaw chicks have fledged. I missed the moment that they first flew this year but they appeared to come back for a day or so. Now...