International Day for Biological Diversity May 22
Biodiversity, farming and nectar supply. Maintaining biodiversity in an agricultural area is a difficult thing to do in the current economic climate. Small farms are going out of business fast, and large farms are buying up the small farms …
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Orange tip
Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, lay orange eggs on Cuckooflower, Cardamine pratensis. The male has orange tipped wings, and the female has no orange. This is a spring butterfly that is associated with meadows and damp places where cuckooflower is abundant. …
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BTO Nest Record Scheme
2 May 2012 All nine of the eggs had hatched 6 days later. The nests are being monitored as part of the Nest Record Scheme. The data is given to the BTO for a nationwide survey of nesting birds. The …
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Brown hare
A pair of hare are regularly seen on the nature reserve. Sometimes they lie low in the long grass in a shallow depression called a ‘form’. They are creatures of habit, travelling along tracks that they create, keeping to the exact same route everyday.
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Smooth newt eggs
Smooth newts lay a single egg in a folded leaf over a period of several weeks. Possibily a total of 250 eggs. It is possible to tell smooth newt eggs from great crested newts eggs by their off white colour …
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