It’s a pleasure to be up early on a Sunday morning in May to empty the moth trap. Today was peaceful and leisurely and it was good to welocme the first Poplar Hawk-moth of the season, a second Small Elephant Hawk-moth (the first didn’t hang about for its photo) and a Gold Spot (New ForContinue reading “Sunday, 22nd May, Moths and a surprise”
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Wednesday, 18th May, the Orchid Fields at Les Vicheris
To think that the west coast of Guernsey used to have large swathes of orchids bursting into flower in the unimproved damp soil makes me wish I could step back a hundred years. It must have been a paradise. In today’s busy island it’s important for me to look out the unspoiled pockets and enjoyContinue reading “Wednesday, 18th May, the Orchid Fields at Les Vicheris”
Care When Hedge Cutting
An excellent poster from La Société, https://societe.org.gg/wp/ promoting good practice when cutting back the vegetation on a hedge or earth bank. A little care will protect nesting birds, hedgehogs, slow-worms and insects.
Natural history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey 