Volunteer Photography Competition 2016 - the winners
Congratulations to all the entrants for this years competition. There was a very high standard and it was difficult to judge.
Congratulations to all the entrants for this years competition. There was a very high standard and it was difficult to judge.
Often found basking on tall grasses, or buzzing between stems, the small skipper is a small, orange butterfly. It prefers rough grassland, verges and woodland edges.
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
The Small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
A prickly, tall plant, the Small teasel is closely related to the Common teasel, but has much smaller, more rounded flower heads. It prefers damp, open woodlands.
The small blue's name is a little misleading: it is our smallest butterfly, but only shows a dusting of blue on brown wings. It is scarce, occurring on chalk grassland, mostly in southern…
The small copper lives up to its name in both colour and size! Look out for it from April onwards in dry, sunny habitats like heathland, downland and woodland. It can be spotted in gardens, too.…
The pretty small tortoiseshell is a familiar garden visitor that can be seen feeding on flowers all year-round during warm spells. Overwintering adults may find resting spots in sheds, garages or…
Our intrepid promoter Harry Hog is now officially out and about visiting Wildlife Trust nature reserves in our three counties. Read the first of his ‘Hog Blog’s about how our local wildlife is…
Nationally scarce, rare in Cambridgeshire, a colony of small blue butterflies at Trumpington Meadows has been given time to establish, and this week their presence has now been officially and…
Our intrepid Trust promoter on the joys of autumn berries and murmurations at some of our reserves
The small pearl-bordered fritillary is a pretty orange-and-brown butterfly of damp grassland, moorland, and open woodland. It gets its name from the row of 'pearls' on the underside of…