Tales of the Riverbank

Elephant Hawk moth. There were 6 of these in the trap last night! Below, a Light Emerald. I use a Skinner moth trap with a mercury vapour bu...

In these top two photos, you can really see the difference between the fur of the younger vole (top) and the older adult.

This was broken open on the other side and looked as if it had been a successful hatch. Sneaky barn owl.

Took a walk around Aqualate Mere and found hundreds of tiny toads and also some equally small frogs scrambling across the path and into the ...

Striped ladybird Orchid beetle Linnet Juvenile redstart Male reed bunting Skipper butterfly. Young Edgeley Road water vole gathering nesting...