I learned a new word this winter. ‘Markescence’ means the state of a tree that has somehow held on to its browning leaves when other...

The fieldfare and redwings have finally arrived in some numbers. Over a hundred are up on Spring Hill with the golden plovers and another...

As winter draws on, this is when the wildlife in your garden, really does need a helping hand albeit by providing food and water or...

As winter draws in, this is when the wildlife in your garden, really does need a helping hand albeit by providing food and water or...

In the relatively mild days and nights in early November there was still plenty of insect life about. One morning I found several little...

The golden plover have continued to increase on Spring Hill, and now number around 200. As always, they give an amazing display when...

This autumn will surely be remembered for the large number of very fresh red admiral butterflies, often seen feeding greedily on ivy...

One sign of autumn is the return of the golden plovers to Spring Hill. This year the first few arrived in early October and the flock...

As Autumn approaches, there are still plenty of things you can do in your garden to help wildlife. Even the smallest things can make a...

On Friday, 8th September we were delighted to invite Dan Ahern from the Wiltshire Bat group along to the hall to lead us on an evening...

Autumn is with us again, although the hot weather at the start of September made it feel more like an Indian Summer. With all the rain...

Meteorological summer has now ended, and the morning autumn mists are already starting. The house martins and swallows are busy fueling...

It has been a funny old year weatherwise: a wet spring followed by a wet July and an even wetter early August, after a dry interlude in...

As I wrote the September notes last year the temperature outside was 34 degrees – today it is 19 degrees! However, the birds seem to be...

As the summer comes to an end, there are lots of things you can do to help wildlife survive in the winter. Provide Shelter Providing...

Contents: The subject Basic techniques - composition/leading lines/1/3rds / frames etc.. Backgrounds Light Equipment These notes are not...

As Autumn approaches, there are still plenty of things you can do in your garden to help wildlife. Even the smallest things can make a...

The wild flowers this summer have been memorably colourful. The long field at Harbrook, open to walkers for most of July, was an...

As I write, many birds are busy feeding their second brood of the year, In the garden our resident wren is out of the nest box every few...

One of the pleasures of midsummer is that you find something new almost every time you go for a walk. On our Ramsbury Wildlife Group...