Tales of the Riverbank

Tortoiseshell Red Admiral Dragonfly (Southern Hawker?) at Colemere Burrow at Edward German Drive Feeding at White Lion Meadow Dropping...

water vole latrine in a field at Colemere water vole feeding station, near Colemere . Managed to spot a newly-emerged, just-about-to-take-f...

At midnight last night I went into the garden to cool down and found this dragonfly in the process of emerging. The photos aren't brilli...

Thanks to John and Rosie for the photo Alarmed woodmouse, in the ditch near Grocontinental . Another day spent anxiously watching a hatchin...

Dead dragonfly we found floating in the water - maybe a female Emperor? Nymph climbing the reed in preparation for splitting. Or not. Dra...

I don't know what's going on at White Lion Meadow. We've only had one sighting in the last month, and even taking into account t...