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30 March 2015

Hidden Well

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Sometimes, strangely, things remain hidden, even in the busiest of places. Wandering around near one of several places I keep bees, I found...
24 February 2015

Singing Frogs

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A pond in winter looks cold and lifeless, but when spring returns it brims with life. Water attracts all kinds of creatures and the tiniest ...
3 February 2015

The English Yew

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Yew Berry by  Didier Descouens   CC BY-SA 3.0 The English Yew, (Taxus baccata), one of the few native British evergreens is renowned for...
21 January 2015

What does an Owl eat?

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I noticed an Owl Pellet while checking my beehives after a stormy night. I've seen pellets here before and I know that an Owl, most like...
31 October 2014

Summer's End

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October 2014 has been very mild in south-east England and the bees have been making the best of the sunshine to bring home stores of nectar ...
16 October 2014

There's a mouse!

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Miss Mouse paid a visit to our compost bin. The Wood Mouse is one of the UK's most common mammals.  I think she was after the swee...
8 October 2014

Grass snake - Natrix natrix

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Whatever next? Here is a little snake - a juvenile grass snake, and it's in my bee skep! My daughter spotted this grass snake in o...
12 September 2014

A Tudor Musician

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Kings, Queens, Lords and Ladies would once have listened to music being played in the Great Hall at Old Woking Palace, maybe relaxing after ...
25 August 2014

Rare Longhorn Tanner Beetle - Prionus coriarius - found in Pyrford, Surrey

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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 ...
25 July 2014

Marvellous Wasps

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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...
19 June 2014

The Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens

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A splendid insect to watch. They flutter like tiny birds around the water's edge. The brilliant metallic blue males dance, showing off t...
25 May 2014

Oak Currant Gall - Neuroterus quercusbaccarum - Oak Apple Day

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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...
14 May 2014

Woking Palace Weekend, May 2014

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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 ...
17 April 2014

An April Swarm

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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...
4 April 2014

Dandelion Time

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