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Common Sandpiper

Wading into autumn

For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on the UK's shores. Many also…

Redshank

Dr Cath’s Nature Notes – August

By August, summer is beginning to get a little tired. The different shades of green are lost and our woodlands are looking rather monotone. Most of the breeding birds have raised their broods and…

Butterfly

The state of Shropshire butterflies

With the Big Butterfly Count taking place between 15th July and 7th August, we asked Butterfly Conservation volunteer Stephen Lewis to give an idea of the current state of our local butterfly…

Peacock butterfly

Cath's Nature Notes - July

July is really a month for insects – butterflies and moths, dragonflies and damselflies. I’m thrilled to have seen a large skipper butterfly in my garden for the first time, and a meadow…

Wildflower meadow

Dr Cath’s Nature Notes – June

June is the beginning of proper Summer for me. The rush of Spring, with all the new arrivals and changes, is over and the season is settling into full, burgeoning life.

Kestrel

Dr Cath’s Nature Notes – May

May is a month of blooming. The early signs of spring are past, gone for another year, but May brings a fullness of new growth, with everything seeming to be hurrying along towards summer.

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