by Steve | May 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 14 May, 2018 Pearl-bordered Fritillaries, Boloria euphrosyne These lovely butterflies are now on the wing and flying in sunshine. Their caterpillars need violet plants on which they feed, but the adults nectar on a variety of flowers,...
by Mike Averill | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 2 May, 2018 Caddisfly first for Wyre Forest This caddisfly larvae Trichostegia minor is the first record for this species in Wyre and was found in the new Helen Mackaness Reserve. It is usually found in ponds and ditches in woodland and so...
by Steve | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 2 May 2018 Great Prominent (Peridea anceps) This moth, so well camouflaged on the oak trunk, has recently emerged, having spent the winter as a pupa underground. The caterpillars feed on oak leaves, so this species is not uncommon in the...
by Rosemary Winnall | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 1 May, 2018 Glowworm larva! It was great to see a Glowworm larva walking across the track in Wyre recently. Larvae are usually nocturnal, but in their third year, between April and June, they start to wander around both in the daytime and at...
by Steve | Apr 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 23 April, 2018 Toadspawn The toads have been busy laying their spawn in various places in and around Wyre. Their strings of eggs are wound round water plants and each string contains about 1500 eggs. Toad spawn, Wyre Forest, 17 April 2018...
by Steve | Apr 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 17 April, 2018 Let’s celebrate the common flowers! After many days of rain, mist and gloom, the sunshine and blue skies on Saturday 14th April 2018 were welcomed! Nature responded and the air was filled with birdsong and the buzzing of bees,...
by Steve | Mar 27, 2018 | Birds, Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 6 March, 2018 Birds in the snow In cold weather food is short for many birds, and they can become easier to watch and photograph when they come down to food we provide. Apples and seed put out on the ground in the garden during the recent cold...
by Steve | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 19 March 2018 Snowflakes A late night walk in the snowy garden with a magnifying glass enabled me to see some detail in the snow flakes – what lovely patterns there are! Snowflake, 18th March 2018 Photograph by Rosemary Winnall Snowflake, 18th...
by Steve | Dec 17, 2017 | Birds, Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 17 December, 2017 Redwing Redwings visit Britain each winter from as far away as Russia, Scandinavia and Iceland. They feed on berries, fruits and worms and often visit gardens, especially if we plant bushes with berries and leave fallen...
by Steve | Aug 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 13 August, 2017 Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata) This attractive little ladybird was found amongst ripening Guelder Rose berries. I wonder if it has been attracted to the berries of a similar colour to itself? Orange Ladybird amongst...
