This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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What's In a Critter's Name? 3. Cockchafer
Because of its time of appearance, the Cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) is also known as the Maybug. A 'chafer' is an insect th...
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The UK government continue their quest to turn England's rivers back into sewers. They first facilitated the privatised water companies...
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Garden plants in France, The Netherlands, The UK and Sikkim (NE India).
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Thank you, Paul, for your ID of the Small Tortoiseshell caterpillars in their tent-like webbing. We saw some at Carlton Marshes near Lowestoft. I saw a Brown-tailed Moth caterpillar (here) today on Mersea Island ... just the one.
Nice to see they are thriving all over the UK. The species has suffered in recent years (sad for what the Scots refer to as 'the Devil's butterfly' -I think because it hibernates in rooms with fires).
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