by David Hall | Jul 14, 2024 | Uncategorised
Above: Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee © Andrew Harrison Leaders Alvan White and Helena Crouch Nine members visited these impressive woodlands nine days short of a year since the society’s previous visit. Unfortunately this year we could not explore the St Katherine’s...
by David Hall | Jul 9, 2024 | Uncategorised
Common Darter © Andrew Harrison Leader Alvan White, aided by Alan and Marion Rayner. The weather pattern became intermittent heavy showers with some sunshine. The Sweet track (constructed around 3,800 BC) and Decoy hide were the main features of the walk through....
by David Hall | Jun 25, 2024 | Uncategorised
Above: Beautiful Demoiselle © Andrew Harrison Leader Lucy Starling The forecast of heavy rain and threat of thundery downpours may have deterred many members attending. But, the rain stopped within 15 minutes of the meeting start time of 10.30am and two Nats...
by David Hall | May 13, 2024 | Uncategorised
Above: Brindled green caterpillar © David Hall Leader Alvan White A small group attended this meet under grey skies. Photographs were distributed showing the target, the distinctive female Red tailed mason bee (Osmia bicolor). The female bees camouflage their snail...
by David Hall | Apr 20, 2024 | Uncategorised
Leader Helena Crouch A dozen BNHS members met in the pleasant churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Compton Dando. From there we crossed the River Chew on a pedestrian bridge then joined the Forest Community Walk, through some woodland with a carpet of wild garlic,...
by David Hall | Apr 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
Leader Lucy Starling Seven members joined me on an unseasonably cool and dull morning in search of resident and migrant birds but at least it did not rain! With no sunshine, we encountered no butterflies or damselflies. I followed the route as published in my Walks...
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