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Oct 11, 20211 min read

Sparrowhawk surprise

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...

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Sep 11, 20211 min read

Have you any House Martins?

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

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Sep 6, 20211 min read

Elephant Hawkmoth Caterpillars

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

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Jul 5, 20211 min read

Elephants in the Churchyard

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...

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Jun 20, 20212 min read

Marvellous Moths

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...

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Jun 20, 20212 min read

Churchyard Bats

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

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May 21, 20212 min read

Brilliant Bees

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....

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May 11, 20211 min read

St Mark's Fly

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...

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May 11, 20211 min read

Super Cute Stoats!

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,...

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May 3, 20211 min read

Brilliant Bee-flies

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

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May 1, 20212 min read

Wildlife round-up this week (1st May)

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...

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Apr 23, 20211 min read

Aldbourne Hedgehogs

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...

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Apr 18, 20212 min read

Hungry hedgehogs

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...

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Apr 13, 20211 min read

Black Oil Beetles

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...

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Apr 12, 20211 min read

Baby Birds

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

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

The buzz about bumblebees

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

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