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Wood very wet and all streams swollen.  Pictures (top) looking south at bridge over Rowbourne Brook on Blue Trail and (below) looking east  

This week has been poor for butterfly sightings – a few Speckled Woods – but last week was most unusual. No less than 6 Purple Hairstreaks were observed on the Bridleway transect while early on the 20th, several Purple Hairstreaks … Continue reading →

A good week for butterflies in the Wood. Two sightings of White Admiral, one near the School Camp corner and another on the Bridle Path. Also several sightings of Purple Hairstreak. Purple Emperor also at usual location. See butterfly page … Continue reading →

After three miserable weeks of recording almost no buterflies at all, suddenly the summer weather has arrived and butterflies are at last emerging. Today, most seen were the three common ‘brown’ butterflies: Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Speckled Wood.

So far I have managed to do the Butterfly Transects each week, trying to find the best afternoon in terms of sunshine and temperature. The following photographs are from last Sunday’s session. Yellow Speckled Moth on a Bluebell on Middle … Continue reading →

With the breeding season upon us, we have not been felling trees. Other work takes centre stage, such as using our new winch to clear away obstructions from the paths and splitting logs for sale.

Spring has finally arrived, although the wood is taking a long time to dry out. Here are some images taken in recent weeks. Comma butterfly Wood Anemone Lesser Celandine Violet Peacock Butterfly Muntjac (not a bambi, but a bit of … Continue reading →

Once again, I’m rather late in updating this blog, but here are some images from the Wood during the recent cold winter.

I haven’t posted anything in recent months, so here is a catch-up on activities. The Dormice monitoring didn’t find any Dormice, unfortunately. But the boxes were found to have been used by insects, birds and a pair of field mice, … Continue reading →