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

Whenever I visit Kenfig Nature Reserve’s waterlogged terrain during the early spring months, I’m reminded of Charles Darwin’s ‘primordial soup’ theory. The theory suggests that life probably started in “some warm, little pond”: “It is often said that all the... Read More

I know of many photographers who have no qualms about killing and freezing insects in order to gain more control over macro shots. While I admire their skill as photographers, I question their methods and not collect insects purely for... Read More

Here are my favourite 5 images of 2022. I started doing this last year and settled on 5 photos, so now that will be my standard number of images I pick out each year. With so many glorious images to... Read More

While going through some unprocessed photos taken in August, I came across some images of Beautiful Damoiselles. I took the pictures while on a weekend holiday in Cornwall. Since it’s now September and the insect season will soon come to... Read More

This summer has seen a record-breaking heatwave; in this post, I will discuss why hot weather is not all good news for the sun-loving Dragonfly. We often associate dragonflies with summer and sunny, dry weather. It’s logical to think that... Read More

THE DINGY SKIPPER may not have the rainbow, brilliant iridescence of a Peacocks’ blazing wings.  It may not ignite one’s curiosity as much as the nomadic wanderings of the Orange Tip, as it flutters past streams and meadows. Nor possess a... Read More

“The childhood shows the man, As morning shows the day.” – John Milton, Paradise Regained Anyone who follows my posts will know of my obsession with the Grizzled Skipper. Come May, I visit their stronghold at Merthyr Mawr and have... Read More

I visited Kenfig Nature Reserve yesterday and was able to capture some images of the striking underwing patterning on an Orange Tip butterfly. These were some of my first images of butterflies captured during the 2022 season. No butterfly better... Read More

By turning over refuges, such as sheets of corrugated iron, planks of wood or old carpet, you never know what you may find! Visiting Parc Slip Nature Reserve is full of wildlife wonders and many are often hiding in the... Read More