Brimstone Moth
18. July. 2012
This beautiful, bright coloured moth, was spotted by one of our Wildlife Recorders, during last night’s moth trapping session.
Wren Chick, Martineau Gardens
July has been a wonderful month for bird watching. We’ve seen buzzards soaring overhead, even a sparrow hawk landing in our summer meadow. We’ve also seen several species of birds raising their young, including a family of wrens nesting in the eaves of the Pavilion (pictured here). The chicks have now fledged. It’s been a pleasure to see the attentive parents flitting from the building to the garden and back, for food.
A Wren Pops In
This inquisitive wren popped in the office last week. Here it is surveying the gardens. You can see how tiny it is, it’s nestled itself in between a plug and a garden fork. Only the goldcrest is smaller than the wren.