by Rosemary Winnall | Mar 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 29 March, 2020 Swan Goose sighted in Bewdley The Swan Goose has arrived in Bewdley town, says Pauline Lowe who took these photos from near her house by the riverside on 29th March 2020. It is a Swan Goose which, in the wild, normally...
by Rosemary Winnall | Mar 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 22 March, 2020 Ladybird – Nephus quadrimaculatus Liam Crowley spotted 2 of these tiny ladybirds Nephus quadrimaculatus on the ivy in his back garden on 22nd March 2020. As these beetles measure only 1.5 – 2mm he did well to...
by Rosemary Winnall | Jan 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 4 December, 2019 Misty day in Withybed Wood The December day was still and calm. In the woodland the mist was forming, clearing and reforming throughout the day. When the sun broke through for a short time, the forest was filled with...
by Rosemary Winnall | Jan 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 2 October, 2019 Nettle Ensign Scales Orthezia urticae In early October, Andrew Curran found these tiny creatures called Nettle Ensign Scales Orthezia urticae, a type of scale insect in the Superfamily Coccoidea. They are related to...
by Rosemary Winnall | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 16 November, 2019 Nigma walckenaeri This small green spider may be found in sheltered spots on Ivy, Holly and other garden shrubs. The all-green females measure 4-5mm and the males, which have a reddish carapace and green abdomen,...
