I love longhorn beetles, in fact I love all beetles and I am also rather fond of longhorn moths too, but today I thought I would take a look at some of the species of Cerambycidae , that we have here in the UK, most of which can be found (or are potentially...

It's been a rather quiet day for wildlife - I don't blame it, it's hardly glorious summer weather! However, I did come across this lovely specimen of Anaglyptus mysticus - brilliant name, a longhorn beetle ( Cerambycidae ), resting on an...

Just a quick note to say that our new car park is now open! The access is off Cottage Lane, just south of Collingham village on the A1133 and the gate opens and closes at dawn and dusk. Use the car park to walk around the public footpath that runs...

Following my recent botancial blog, I took these photos on Phase 1 last week and thought we haven't had a quiz for a while. Any guesses at ID'ing these plants before they flower? Answers next week....

Yesterday the sun was shining, the birds were singing and the insects were buzzing for the June volunteer Sunday work party. 11 people arrived on a beautiful morning ready for some work including trimming encroaching vegetation off the public footpath...