Recently I have been helping with a project called Orchid Observers, at the Natural History Museum. The aim is to get members of the public…
Stopped in at Moor Copse on the way home today to check out how high the river is. Well, the answer is – VERY! Tidmarsh…
Last weekend, on a quick (and rather cold) trip to Hartslock, I discovered a 7-spot ladybird that had been attacked by Dinocampus coccinellae, a parasitic wasp.…
Here are some photos from the Dipterist’s Forum Spring field meeting to Denny Wood in the New Forest.
Just a few photos from a quick “recon” visit to Swyncombe Down with Rod d’Ayala, ahead of our guided walk for the Reading & District…
Eggardon Hill is an ancient hill-fort, owned by the National Trust, south of Powerstock Common on the back-road from Beaminster to Bridport. Besides having the…
The day started well when I saw a lovely Gold-ringed Dragonfly in the garden in Beaminster. They are a very rare species away from their…
Today was an absolutely glorious 28C and sunny (without a gale-force wind!) so I headed out for Moor Copse to see what I could find.…
(updated, now that I have seen the specimens under a microscope! ;)) Today’s jaunt was to Cogden beach (Dorset, SY502881) to pick up a bit of…
Today we went for a ramble through Hooke Park, a lovely piece of mixed woodland with wide rides and open, cleared areas. There’s everything from…
Went over to Powerstock Common (West Dorset) today and, much to my surprise, I actually saw some good insects. Powerstock is a real gem of…
There was less sun than the weather forecast had promised but it was still quite a mild day (18C) so I went for a troll…
Funny field-trip today – started badly when I discovered that the Wildlife Trust had put cows into the only field with a decent patch of…
Today I went for a quick walk around Warburg nature reserve, near Henley-on-Thames. The main idea was to check for Villa cingulata (a rare speciality…
The cloud too a long time to clear so I only got out to Moor Copse after 2pm. Still, the insects didn’t seem to matter…
I braved clouds of Cleg flies at Moor Copse today to take some photos and catch some flies. Saw lots of Dinera grisescens and Phasia…
Just a few tachinids today – lots of ragged Zophomyia temula and a few Tachina fera but no sign of any Eurithia yet. One nice…
Today the weather has been sunny but not as hot as the previous 3 days so this lunchtime I popped down to Moor Copse to…
Recently I had a few chances to go back to the NHM in London and work with the world Diptera collections – it was marvellous!…
Here’s a few photos from this Christmas – a few of us having our Christmas dinner and then some photos of the sea taken at…