2014 has been a good year for Dragonflies and Damselflies around ‘The Grange CL’ fishing lake. I have recorded several different species to date.

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Tags: Damselflies, Dragonflies

In March 2014, we cleared three areas of around 300m2 of land on ‘The Grange CL’ conservation area to sow a mixture of wild flower seeds. The object of the flower beds was to attract Bees, Butterflies and other insects to the conservation area.

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Tags: Bees, Butterflies, Wild Flowers, Wildlife Conservation

Since its inception in 2010, the UK’s Big Butterfly Count has gone from strength –to-strength to develop into the world’s largest citizen science insect survey. Read more

Tags: Butterflies, Wildlife Conservation

Whilst taking part in the2014 Butterfly Count I came across this beautiful specimen of a Magpie moth sheltering in a hawthorn hedge at ‘The Grange CL’ conservation area. Read more

Tags: Magpie moth, Wildlife Conservation

Whilst walking around ‘The Grange CL’ conservation area on the 14th July 2014 observing the many different species of butterflies present, I was fortunate to see this Cinnabar moth (Tyria Jacobaeae) hiding under a leaf about 15cm above the ground.

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Tags: Cinnabar Moth, Ragwort