Tony's Blog

The recent heavy rains have relieved us of one chore: visiting our plot and applying copious amounts of water had become a daily event. I s...

Recent heavy rain has imbued the dry grasslands with a faint flush of green. A few more days and this scene will rapidly become verdant, gr...

I recall an occasion, a couple of years back when, as I was talking to a friend in Byfield, a ladybird landed on her arm. Some where in th...

A visit to Foxhill Farm today resulted in the finding of several new species, pushing the site total for invertebrates beyond the 300 mark....

This spring I put some young Hollyhock, Alcea rosea ,  plants into the allotment, more in hope than expectation as Hollyhock Rust, Puccinea ...

From time to time a working party is assembled to do some maintenance work in Byfield's Pocket Park. Today, as usual, Chris and I report...

I am not good with butterflies - or moths for that matter. I have always been intrigued by neglected groups of arthropods such as  spiders, ...