December 2014
Winter brings many visiting birds to Britain and one that we may see on our feeders and in beech woods, where they feed on the mast, is the Bramble finch, also called the Brambling. Most…
A Squirrel Special!
Winter is the season when we feed the birds. You fill up all those feeders with seeds and peanuts and hang them on trees, or specially bought poles, and the birds come flocking in. At least, they…
November 2014
If there are no strong winds the autumn leaves can stay on the trees well into the winter providing us with welcome colour. This is particularly true of shrubs which are often lower and therefore…
October 2014
Autumn brings beautiful colour changes to many of our trees. Their leaves turn from green to yellow, orange, red or purple, depending on the species. Why does this happen? Like us, plants use glucose for…
September 2014
This month is often still warm and summery and insects are busy stocking up on autumn nectar. On our Norfolk coast a species of mining bee will be feeding on Sea-asters which continue to flower…
August 2014
The summer months bring a pretty, yellow, daisy-like plant into flower on waste ground, road sides, railway embankments and other uncultivated land. This is Ragwort which, unfortunately, can be a problem when it grows on…
July 2014
If you were a July baby you have a choice of two for your birth flower. One is the Larkspur, a spiky blue flower which used to be found in the corn fields of East…
June 2014
June is a wonderful month for wild flowers; we see them in fields and meadows, along roadsides, railway embankments and any piece of uncultivated land. Of course, when they grow on cultivated land, in our…
May 2014
Mayflies are so called because this is the month when they take to the air to find a mate. There are over 2,000 species and they are found everywhere in the world except the Antarctic,…
April 2014
Unlike last year, when the cold, damp spring caused everything to happen later than usual, this year things are very much advanced. Some hay-fever sufferers may be having early symptoms, as trees such as Alder…