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Biodiversity Group: The Blandford Fly

April 28th, 2021 | by Content Admin

WARNING – IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! Blandford flies are a species of black fly. They are approximately 2

September 26th, 2018 | by Content Admin

WASPS 2018 “Pest controllers usually remove 2 – 3 nests a day but this year they have been called to

August 8th, 2018 | by Content Admin

Ticks are arachnids and therefore closely related to spiders and distant cousins of scorpions. Britain has many different species each

May 15th, 2018 | by Content Admin

The cuckoo is about the same size as a dove with blue grey upper parts, head and chest and dark

March 9th, 2018 | by Content Admin

The Brimstone Butterfly Brimstone butterflies are a medium-large butterfly with leaf shaped wings. The males are lemon-yellow whilst the females

January 20th, 2018 | by Content Admin

People in the UK spend twice as much on bird food than those on mainland Europe and this may have

December 1st, 2017 | by Content Admin

Plants of the Month: Common Holly (Ilex aquifolium) The common holly, one of Britain’s few native evergreens, can grow up

October 29th, 2017 | by Content Admin

Creature of the Month: The Stoat Stoats have slim chestnut coloured bodies with lighter underparts and short black tipped tails.

July 28th, 2017 | by Content Admin

Farthinghoe Nature Reserve Purston Lane 4.5 miles west of Brackley NN13 5PL A former landfill site now transformed into an

June 29th, 2017 | by Content Admin

There are about 6000 named dragonflies in the world and Britain has approximately 40 of these. Dragonflies have a head,