Back in May, 2022, I visited Andalucia, Spain, reacquainting myself with an old childhood favourite animal of mine… the Iberian Wall Lizard, perhaps more accurately referred to as the Andalucian Wall Lizard. Whenever I visit Andalucia, I make it a priority to... 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

On 13thMarch, I joined Megan Howells (People and Wildlife Officer) of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, along with a small group of wildlife conservation volunteers, for what was to be the last work party before the corona... Read More

Two months ago I wrote about the wildlife found in my mother’s villa near Malaga, Spain.  This month, I returned to Spain but found that August was too hot and dry for much wildlife to flourish. This was in stark contrast... 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

Between the blackthorn and gorse headges, in a small open patch exposed to the sun, I found this Common Lizzard.  Stretching its long body out of the undergrowth it appeared to welcome the mid day sunshine. Absorbing heat it flattened its... Read More