Friday, 29 March 2013

Brown Hares are now very active in Lancashire

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March 21-28, 2013: As expected, 'March' hares are very active at this time of year and are relatively easy to see until the vegetat...
Friday, 22 March 2013

A rare lichen in Cumbria: Peltigera collina

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February 26, 2013: A rare forecast for good weather resulted in a hurriedly planned visit to the Seathwaite valley (Borrowdale, Cumbria) i...
Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Brown Hares in the Fylde, Lancashire

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March 5, 2013: Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus) are becoming active again (March Hares). Today there was beautiful weather and this not-so-act...
Sunday, 27 January 2013

Saxifraga Sub-section Holophyllae Engler & Irmscher: Two narrow-endemic members of this sub-section from the Italian Dolomites (Saxifraga facchinii Koch and Saxifraga depressa Sternberg) plus three others which are more widespread

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On botanical visits to the Dolomites in 1998 and 1999, I managed to locate and photograph two very rare endemic species of Saxifrage both o...
Friday, 30 November 2012

The Red Lily Beetle (Lilioceris lilii) in a Darwen, Lancashire, garden

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November 29, 2012: A Red Lily Beetle was found on lily tubers in a garden in Darwen today despite the recent cold, frosty weather. This ap...
Saturday, 17 November 2012

Some recent Coleoptera (Beetles)

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A range of Coleoptera from tiger beetles to ladybirds has been photographed recently and some of these are now shown here. Dune Tig...