Finally!
Since the age of 11, I have understood the effect of the industrialisation of the UK on wildlife. With the increase in coal...
Outside the back door
What the attraction of our back door is, who knows? Some of you may have read my blog about finding the grass snake drinking...
elephant hawk moth
Back in April I cleaned the greenhouse thoroughly and on sweeping up under the staging I found this elephant hawk moth chrysalis....
Who are you?
It was lovely, sunny Saturday afternoon. So I decided to do something in my garden. You know-the usual-bit of weeding, moving...
Big Yellow Moth !
A big yellow moth flew into the kitchen a few nights ago. At first we thought it was a butterfly, but it couldn't be at 10.45...
CAMAFLAGED MOTH
I MEANT TO PUT THIS ON IN THE SUMMER BUT FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT.THIS WAS BACK IN AUGUST....I WAS LOOKING AT ONE OF MY PLANTS...
Hummingbird Hawk moth
Yesterday, the Hunmmingbird Hawkmoth that came for a day last year, visited again...must think it's our open gardens day...Lol!
Hummingbird Moth (Hawk Moth)
Its a few years now since I've seen a Hummingbird Moth. I allow the Centranthus ruber (Valerian) to grow a I know its a favourite...
re caterpillars
I have only just found out that the caterpillars I had in the garden were in fact from the ermine moth- and have had several...
Butterflies and Moths
I thought I'd like to share a few photos of the butterflies and moths which I have been lucky enough to see. It always gives...
Caterpillar damage
Thanks to Spritzhenry answering my question a while, I found that caterpillars have been munching on my spring cabbage!
I...