We’ve had a few new species in the Garden during April, and the following two have very little in common, one being a True Bug and the other a Beetle. Apart, that is, from their vernacular name being Tortoise. The Tortoise Beetle, recorded on the 20th April 2025. These odd but very pretty looking beetlesContinue reading “A couple of Tortoises”
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It’s time to start another year
Another very wet winter is almost at an end and as mentioned in previous updates, we tend to stay off the Garden during winter to avoid compacting the soil. In fact it’s been such a misserable winter we haven’t done much in the Garden at all. Thankfully spring is almost here, although the weather remainsContinue reading “It’s time to start another year”
Limoniidae species & a new spider record
We could only identify the following insect down to family level. The family being Limoniidae (we think), close relatives of the true Craneflies. The main difference (that is easy to observe) between true craneflies and limoniidae when viewed in the Garden, is that they hold their wings differently when at rest. Our short species accountContinue reading “Limoniidae species & a new spider record”
New Fungi species plus the Amphibians are back in town
2024 continues to get off to a slow start, with the rain rarely letting up here in Bristol, although it has been relatively mild. We did however record a new fungi in the the Garden. The rather gothic looking Blushing Bracket fungus, alternatively known as Daedaleopsis confragosa, growing from a cut branch. An amazing lookingContinue reading “New Fungi species plus the Amphibians are back in town”
Another species of Springtail
Our Springtail species list hit double figures with the following species, we think belonging to the genus Isotomurus, recorded yesterday. We suspect it may be Isotomurus maculatus, but there is just enough doubt in our minds not to record it to species level. It was recorded heading towards a large clump of moss. Moss beingContinue reading “Another species of Springtail”
Big Garden Bird Count
Last weekend we decided to take part in this years Big Garden Birdwatch, an RSPB survey conducted every year at the end of January. The general idea being that for each species you record, you note the maximum number of that species you see landed in your garden at any one time. This hour canContinue reading “Big Garden Bird Count”
Being tiny changes everything!
We recently recovered a small petri dish mistakenly left outside for several months gathering rain. Rather than just wash it out we decided first to see what had colonised the dish during this time. We could already see that lots of algae had formed throughout the dish. Lots of detritus had also arrived as well.Continue reading “Being tiny changes everything!”
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