Blog: Dr Cath's Nature Notes

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Peacock butterfly

Jubilant 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…

Kestrel

Magical 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.

Common frog

Audacious April

April’s here, and spring is ‘bustin’ out all over’. Trees are coming into leaf with a lovely haze of freshest green on the birches and willows, cherry trees are in blossom and the sun is bringing…

Heron

Fantastic February

February is an odd month. On sunny days I feel like spring is nearly here, but the next day we can be back in winter. The snowdrops are all out, making a splendid show, and the first primroses are…

Blackberries

Blackberries

These wonderfully juicy berries cover hedgerows in late summer, and are loved by insects and mammals including squirrels and badgers who disperse the seeds. Discover more about blackberries,…

Bluebells

Bluebells in Spring

There is nothing quite so magical as stepping into a wood in early May, and finding yourself in a sea of bluebells. Dr Cath explains more about their history, how to spot non-native bluebells and…