Author Archives: jonathan

Natterjack toads(bufo calamita) seem to mate at any time during early summer and spawn at any time. Between March and June,especially in warm muggy weather they can be heard at night giving chorus. during some days they can be out … Continue reading →

May and June are the best times to observe insects. A warm day after rain is best as the insects are dormant during wet or cool weather and eager to get going when the sun returns; so there can be … Continue reading →

Some natural happenings are still seasonable at the traditional  times, such as the shedding of antler velvet by roe bucks (Capreolus capreolus). The beginning of May is the time when the antlers harden and the winter warm covering of fur … Continue reading →

I prefer to call it summertime, as spring has almost come and gone, catching up with the place it should be, although many animals and plants have lost their short time period to do what they should have done.The breeding … Continue reading →

Yes I know, everybody is fed up with this cold weather all the time, well it is still spring time and what warrants the seasonal changes is not warm weather but longer daylight times and the growing of plants, re … Continue reading →

Yes it is good to know that warmer days are on the way.I used to love the winter time but now as I suffer from several ailments I do not like the cold. It is great therefore to see the … Continue reading →

There is so much water about ,especially within flood plains of rivers and streams.Many wildlife have been misplaced and burrowing animals either drown, or have to find new homes. The river Avon has burst its banks for months now and … Continue reading →

Once, it was thought that the migrating geese that arrived in the UK from the distant oceans, metamorphosing from strange creatures called goose barnacles. People actually believed that ! Goose barnacles are crustaceans that anchor themselves via a tube to … Continue reading →

I have noticed a lot of Autumn fruiting fungi still around, including this species (Leotia lubrica  or Jelly baby. The name is quite apt as I counted a dozen little groups of between three and eight fruits and they looked … Continue reading →

Amphibians ,like reptiles usually hibernate just on the onset of winter time.Unlike reptiles, amphibians living in temperate climates do not need warmth in the same way and can tolerate cold temperatures.Both common frogs and common toads as well as Natterjacks … Continue reading →