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We just had to share this amazing video of a male sparrowhawk feeding on a woodpigeon on The Garlings last Friday sent in by Jenny...

Thanks to everyone who has sent in their House Martin nest locations we have manged to log 28 active nests within the Aldbourne Parish. ...

Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillars are showing well around the village this week with multiple reports - including several together and a...

Last Saturday night we ran our monthly moth catch in St Michael's churchyard using a Robinson Moth trap. Despite it being a little soggy...

The warm weather we've enjoyed over the last few weeks has led to the long-awaited and overdue explosion of many species of moths taking...

Bats, the only mammals capable of active flight, are an extremely successful and varied group of animals and occupy a wide range of...

Yesterday was World Bee Day so I thought it right that we pause for a moment to celebrate the brilliant bees in and around the village....

If you've been out enjoying a walk in our beautiful countryside over the last few weeks, chances are at some point along the way you will...

While walking the dog in Love's Copse yesterday I stumbled upon this adorable family of Stoats. The two kits were hiding in the hedgerow,...

Bee-flies hovering above flowers using their surprisingly long proboscises to drink the nectar from them are one of the amazing sight of...

Despite the ongoing cold nights spring is in full swing and we have had reports of plants and animals from within the parish almost every...

Thank you so much for the amazing response to our request for hedgehog sightings. It is very interesting to see where they are active in...

Hands-up who has these brilliant beasts in their gardens? We've heard several people mention them and would love to find out more about...

So who has spotted one of these impressively large beetles around the village? While are 5 species of black oil beetle in Britain all the...

Several people have been asking whether our birds have started nesting yet. While some species such as woodpigeons breed all year round,...

The ability of these large, furry bees with long tongues to successfully forage in cool, cloudy and even wet weather makes them some of...