Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
We have thousands of caterpillars here again this year. We had quite a few last year on one of the willows at the bottom of the garden, but this year we have several collections of them on both willow and hawthorn. The build a little nest of silk and feed on these plants. As a...
I’ve just had an e-mail from the County Moth Recorder in VC46 comfirming that my recent record of a Chamomile Shark is the first ever recorded in the County. Always exciting when that happens. Alan: Have been conferring with Ian over the last week, pondering your Chamomile Shark record which is a first for VC46....
Amazon.co.uk Widgets I’ve wanted to become a beekeeper for a while now, but as with many things such as this the barriers of entry are quite high. First, there is a lot to learn and it is a little daunting. Not only is there a whole new vocabulary to learn, but there are techniques and...
I always enjoy gardening, especially the planning and landscaping of a garden, but here on the coast of West Wales, gardening of any type is challenging. We have to contend with poor soil (sand to be precise), strong winds and salty air. Coming up with any sort of a ‘garden’ is difficult and most people...
It was a little warmer last night, but still dropped to 4ºC so it wasn’t a great night for moths, but at least there were a few in the trap this morning, including a Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) which was new for me and a lovely looking moth 4x Shoulder Stripe 2x Hebrew Character 2x...
Things have been quiet in the moth trap here lately thanks to the cold overnight temperatures, but there was a new species for me in the trap last night: 3x Hebrew Character 1x Chamomile Shark* The Chamomile Shark feeds on chamomile and feverfew and we have loads of feverfew in the garden. I don’t think...
Mike, the warden of the local Nature Reserve has called around a couple of time this week with little challenges for me in the form of Micro Moths to photograph and identify. I’m only just getting to grips with the Macro Moths so the micros are pretty difficult. The first was this which I think...
Things have been fairly quiet on the moth front recently. Numbers have been avergae but the same old species were showing up all the time. Last saw a change in the weather however, with much warmer overnight temperatures – the minimum was 11ºC, light winds and some rain. This led to some new species in...
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