by Steve | Oct 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 6 October, 2019 Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) Jon Cartwright was able to photograph an elusive Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) in Fastings Coppice. As a summer visitor to the UK, Nightjars arrive to breed in mid-May and have normally...
by Steve | Aug 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 7 August, 2019 A butterfly without borders On a sunny August day members of the Wyre Forest Study Group gathered to visit and survey several wildflower meadows in the forest. On this occasion the group were also joined by several...
by Steve | Jul 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 2 July, 2019 Redstart – a welcome summer visitor Mick Farmer was recently fortunate enough to able to capture some beautiful images of a pair of Redstarts (Phoenicurus phoenicurus). These delightful birds are regular summer...
by Steve | Jun 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 9 June, 2019 News just in … Black Redstart sightings! A somewhat unusual sighting has been reported of a male Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) in its 1st summer plumage. Craig Reed has observed and photographed this individual...
by Steve | Jun 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 5 June, 2019 Pearls in the Forest – The Forest is home to many species of insects, some inconspicous and difficult to find and others vivid and easily sighted. An example of the latter are the Pearl-bordered Fritillary and the Small...
by Mike Averill | Jun 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 7 June, 2019 Clubtail Dragonfly The Clubtail Dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus) is near threatened nationally, but we are lucky to live near its stronghold the River Severn. The dragonfly is unusual in that it doesn’t stay around...
by Steve | May 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 1 May, 2019 A tangle of legs! One of the many joys of walking in the forest is the sometimes unpredictable events of nature that can often be overlooked by the more casual eye. With the land owners permission the WFSG were surveying a...
by Rosemary Winnall | Apr 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 19 April, 2019 Gorse Shieldbugs – Piezodorus lituratus Gorse Shieldbugs (Piezodorus lituratus) overwinter as adults and emerge on sunny spring days when they may be found basking on gorse, often well camouflaged amongst the spines and old...
by Rosemary Winnall | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 13 April, 2019 Galls on Bracket Fungus The Artist’s Bracket Ganoderma applanatum is not uncommon on trees in the Wyre Forest, but these fascinating galls on the underside that John Bingham showed us are rarely found. They are caused by the...
by Rosemary Winnall | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 23 March, 2019 New Woodlouse for Wyre! Whilst most of us were watching toads spawning on our field meeting on 23rd March 2019, Gary Farmer was digging and delving amongst the leaf litter where he found something very special. This was the...
