In need of some respite from dissertation work and keen to spend as much time as possible outside in the glorious weather, yesterday was dedicated, wholly, to surveying Lepidoptera. Daylight hours spent chasing butterflies as I attempted to survey a few new sites for this year's Big Butterfly Count and night, moth trapping in the … Continue reading Seeking Lepidoptera
The Lake District granted UNESCO World Heritage Status
I am, by my own admission, quite fond of the Lake District: affection born of pleasant memories forged during my time in the area as an undergraduate. Memories build on exhilarating wildlife encounters - with ospreys at Bassenthwaite, with rutting red deer at Martindale and, most indelibly of all, with England's last remaining golden eagle at … Continue reading The Lake District granted UNESCO World Heritage Status
Buy a bag, help our bees
Scottish artist Bee Struthers, based in Chapelton, Aberdeenshire, has formed a partnership with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust to raise money for the charity. Bees are in decline across the UK and in an effort to help raise awareness and funds for the charity, Bee Struthers has created a range of cotton tote bags that are … Continue reading Buy a bag, help our bees
Stand up for the Białowieża Forest
Poland's Białowieża Forest is, without a doubt, one of the last true wilderness areas in all of Europe: a relic of centuries past where iconic wildlife lost from elsewhere on the continent - Eurasian Bison, lynx, wolves and boar - roam across a landscape largely unaltered by man. It is a rather sublime place, in truth, … Continue reading Stand up for the Białowieża Forest
Six months of New Nature
It has been nothing short of a pleasure to work on New Nature magazine over the past six months: to read and publish the work of our marvellous young contributors and labour alongside the various, incredibly diligent, individuals that currently reside on our editorial team. Each of whom, through thick and thin, have given their time … Continue reading Six months of New Nature
Ruby Tiger and other treasures
Having recently purchased a new moth trap only to break the bulb while unpacking it, I was delighted when my replacement arrived yesterday. This meaning that, for the first time this year, I could kick-back in the garden and engross myself in some local Lepidoptera. Well, this didn't go exactly to plan - heavy rain … Continue reading Ruby Tiger and other treasures
