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If one takes the time to look, it is amazing what can be found in an ordinary suburban garden. Mind you, this very large beetle was hard to ...

I was high up on a moor, on the rocks of a granite tor on a hot sunny day.  The air was clear, sweet and, as I reached the top, filled with...

A splendid insect to watch. They flutter like tiny birds around the water's edge. The brilliant metallic blue males dance, showing off t...

Looks like red currants growing on an Oak Tree? No, it's the Oak Currant Gall, created by Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, a small wasp of th...

It was windy and sometimes rainy at Woking Palace for the May weekend Open Days. This didn't deter the visitors who were able to take a ...

I was called out to collect a swarm on Maundy Thursday, 17th April, after a spell of lovely sunny days. Easter Swarm Photo : Marion Malch...

With their bright golden flowers full of nectar and pollen, Dandelions are a treasure for bees. Photo by  Guérin Nicolas   CC

Walking down the street in Woking, I looked up and saw a magnificent bird of prey circling over the houses - a Red Kite ( Milvus Milvus ). ...

River Wey in flood, Old Woking, Jan.2014 More rain on saturated ground and the River Wey rose above it's banks, shown here at Old Wo...

The River Wey at Old Woking Palace is brim full.

Red Admiral Butterfly Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and here is a surprise, a w...

WOKING CUSTOMERS ONLY! Now is the time to order your handmade candles for this Christmas. 1 x 19cm Pure Beeswax Candle Pair, £7.50 Al...

Marion Malcher is presented with the Silver Jubilee Bowl at the National Honey Show by Dr David Aston, Chairman of the British Beekeepers...

Whilst delighted to find this jewel like beetle in my garden, I was less pleased when I discovered she will be eating my rosemary and lavend...

Water?  here in modern Britain, apart from the occasional hosepipe ban in an exceptional summer, all we have to do is turn on the tap. But h...