New Life on the Old West Photography Competition 2023 » 👤 Eligibility: In General Competitions for Photographers (RSS) 🕡 Deadline: Aug 30, 2023 (See all deadli… Read More

This opportunity is brought to you by Team Contest 360 for free. You may support us here.Submissions are invited for the New Life on the Old West Photography Competition 2023. Submit your en… Read More

Yesterday, I was tidying up egg cartons and the moth trap when I noticed a Least Carpet roosting on a window frame, I stepped up with a pot to catch it so I could release it into the back ga… Read More

This is a female Box-tree Moth. They were inadvertently brought into the UK in 2007 on imported, exotic Box plants. They are spreading rapidly and I see lots in Cottenham. I don’t thin… Read More

In his writings on ethics, Aristotle had it that: One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy. Us… Read More

TL:DR – Even small wetland nature reserves could help boost Whooper Swan wintering populations in the UK. A new study has shown that protected wildlife areas are crucial for the surviv… Read More

A faithful mum of two has died after collapsing with a mind aneurysm whereas educating a health class. Katy Hancock, 32, from Cambridgeshire within the UK, collapsed on January 25 whereas co… Read More

A few natural highlights from a year that’s been rather miserable in too many ways for me, but peppered with music and photography and nature. You can find the photos I took of these h… Read More

My friend Andy, who, like myself, is a keen amateur wildlife photographer, often asks me questions about the birds and butterflies he photographs. I can usually come up with an answer. But… Read More

My very good friend Vicki who is a fellow birder, former moth-er, and archaeology enthusiast, suggested I write about photographing wildlife for my next column in our village newsletter. So… Read More

I have put in a bit of effort to see more butterfly species over the last couple of years. Not travelling much farther than local nature reserves but homing in on ancient woodlands and sites… Read More

This is a male of the moth species Nemophora metallica. I’ve written about them on the blog several times over the last couple of years. Those “horns” are the male’s… Read More

UPDATE: I made the County Moth Recorder, Bill Mansfield, aware of this larval nest and he was working not too far from the site in question and took a look this afternoon. It’s on a ty… Read More

A road that crosses the River Great Ouse a short way north of our village has the fabulous name of Twentypence Road. Downstream of the river is the Twentypence Marina where often you might e… Read More

Our village green with Xmas tree and lights at duskJust a short note to end an even tougher year. My family, photography, and music have kept me going, and an occasional splash of science&he… Read More

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The Wheatears are on the move, there were a couple of females that took a pitstop along the Cottenham Lode on the outskirts of our village while on passage south. They were first spotted on… Read More

I have mentioned the biodiversity issues on one of our local fenland drains, known as the Cottenham Lode. Over the last couple of years several of us have seen Brassy Longhorn moths feeding… Read More

The frozen circle of a Whooper’s life A film by Grant Norman Words, narration, and incidental music by David Bradley Each winter, they arrive in their thousands. White, winter visitor… Read More

It has been a traumatic week an emotional rollercoaster to coin a cliché, you might say. There is a more positive outlook this week than there was this time last week, so I am now doi… Read More

This is an “Early Bumblebee”, Bombus pratorum, feeding on a kind of borage (Boraginaceae) but with puce flowers, Cynoglossum officinale, on the flood plain of the Old West River… Read More