Butterflies in lockdown
Mike and Sue Garlick outline the butterflies to look out for following their butterfly transects at our Coombe Bissett Down nature reserve.
Mike and Sue Garlick outline the butterflies to look out for following their butterfly transects at our Coombe Bissett Down nature reserve.
The common blue butterfly lives up to its name - it's bright blue and found in all kinds of sunny, grassy habitats throughout the UK! Look out for it in your garden, too.
Living up to its name the Common blue damselfly is both very common and very blue. It regularly visits gardens - try digging a wildlife-friendly pond to attract damselflies and dragonflies.
The theme of this month's blog is blooming! This describes the habitat the best at this time of year. We see waves of wildflowers and minibeasts as the seasons progress.
Blackmoor Copse is one of the most important woods in Wiltshire for wildlife, especially butterflies.
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
Golden banks of common rock-rose make a spectacular sight on our chalk and limestone grasslands in summer. A creeping shrub, it is good for bees, moths and butterflies.