Volunteers are essential to the management of Nature Reserves. Kenfig Nature Reserve has two groups of volunteers, meeting every week. One group meets on Wednesdays to help with monitoring and identification of species, and the other on Thursdays to carry... Read More

As 2021 comes to a close, I’m left wondering what were the best macro/wildlife photography highlights. I’ve narrowed these down to 5 memorable moments. 5. Mating Horseflies It’s fair to say that Horseflies are my worse nightmare. Out in the... Read More

The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count are out!  These results are based on the number of butterflies and day-flying moths spotted during 16th July – 8th August. Unfortunately this period doesn’t take into account Spring flying butterflies. If... Read More

This spring might be a weird one, with being in social isolation and travel restrictions preventing me from going out in search of Dragonflies and Damselflies.  Yet what a difference a month can make! Last month I caught the dreaded Covid virus... Read More

While most people visit Spain in July/August, I prefer to go in May when the countryside is dappled with wild flowers and temperatures are pleasantly warm but not excessively hot. There are less people, which frankly is a blessing to the... Read More

Back in June 2018, I couldn’t contain my excitement at capturing my first Hawk-moth! It was a striking Poplar Hawk-moth with distinctive scalloped wings and attractive pinkish, velvet-like sheen. Fast-forward almost a year to April and I feel as thrilled... Read More

Back in June, I was fortunate enough to have caught a glimpse of an Elephant Hawk Moth in my back garden. It was around midnight and its buzzing wings brushed passed my head after feeding on the honeysuckle. For an... Read More

At last, I captured my first Hawk-moth in moth trap this month. Hawk-moths are impressive medium to large moths, often strikingly coloured, and include the biggest moths in Britain in terms of wingspan and body size. They are known as... Read More

I’VE WANTED A MOTH TRAP for quite some time but the temptation to spend my hard-earned cash on camera gear has always seduced me away from this yearning. However, this month I finally took the plunge and brought myself a... Read More

On the 6th April (22 days after finding the pupa) the cocoon split and a beautiful Angle Shades moth (Phlogophora meticulosa) finally emerged. I was beginning to think that the pupa had died and that my daily breaths of moist... Read More