A warm winter is a final opportunity for insects to soak up the sun before the first frosts arrive and winter dormancy sets-in. So it is that the shield bugs are drawn to the sunniest spots. Americans refer to them... Read More

Normally a rare beast, with only 4 dots in the NBN (National Biodiversity Network) map of Britain. Nevertheless, I was lucky enough to have spotted the Giant Willow Aphid – Tuberlolachnus salignus, on 2nd December at Parc Slip Nature Reserve,... Read More