Showing posts with label Linacre insects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linacre insects. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Linacre - 11th August 2026

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 Today was my first visit to Linacre since the end of July (!). I was very pleased to meet a reader of this blog, in the car park. Hello to ...
Monday, 20 July 2026

Seven Hours at Linacre!

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 Yesterday (19th), I had a couple of visits to Linacre. The first, from 06.00 - 09.30, was a ringing session, with 3 other members of Sorby ...
Sunday, 28 June 2026

Linacre Ringing and a new Moth!

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 This morning I was down at Linacre, with 3 other members of Sorby Breck Ringing Group , for our first mist netting session since 2nd May 20...
Sunday, 21 June 2026

Linacre Lifer!

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 I didn't really think that this weekend could get any better, after yesterday's lifer. But, this afternoon, after having spent time...
Thursday, 31 July 2025

Another new species for Linacre!

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 I've had a couple of 2-hour visits to Linacre this week and managed to record lots of insects, including a new species! The first walk,...
Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Linacre Insects - 13th July 2025

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 After the ringing session on Sunday, I stayed on at Linacre to enjoy the sunshine and go looking for some insects. I wasn't disappointe...
Sunday, 6 July 2025

Linacre 5th July 2025- A new Hoverfly!

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 I had 2 hours down at Linacre yesterday morning. It was 18 degrees and overcast, but a few sunny spells enticed some butterflies out. I als...
Sunday, 22 June 2025

Linacre WeBS and Insects

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 This month's WeBS count took place yesterday, and whilst there, a few butterflies, 1 species of moth and two damselfly species were als...
Saturday, 31 May 2025

Linacre Insects - A New Species!

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 I was down at Linacre on Thursday (29th) doing the last check on the nestboxes (more details to follow). The weather was pretty decent, wit...
Saturday, 19 April 2025

Linacre - 19th April 2025

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 I had a couple of hours at Linacre this afternoon. It was 15 degrees, but overcast and a few sunny spells. Despite this, I managed to recor...
Sunday, 6 April 2025

Linacre 5th April 2025

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 We've had a couple of weeks of warm, sunny weather, so, having a free afternoon, I popped down to Linacre to see if I could see the fir...
Sunday, 15 September 2024

Linacre Butterflies - 14th September 2024

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 At this time of the year, whenever the sun comes out, I like to get down to Linacre to see if there are any insects about, just in case it...
Saturday, 31 August 2024

Linacre - 31st August 2024

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 Based on the year so far, this afternoon's walk around Linacre, was by far the best one for insects this summer. In total, I saw 7 diff...
Sunday, 30 June 2024

Linacre - 30th June 2024

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 It hasn't been a great summer for butterflies so far, but a walk around Linacre this morning got me two new species for the year, along...
Saturday, 29 June 2024

Linacre - 22nd June 2024

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 Last weekend, I was down at Linacre for a few hours. The boardwalk around the top reservoir was still out of bounds for repairs, and the wa...
Sunday, 16 June 2024

Linacre Insects - 3 new species!

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 The summer of 2024 has, so far, been pretty awful weather wise, with very few periods of dry, warm weather. Today, the temperature managed ...
Monday, 20 May 2024

Linacre Nestboxes - 19th May 2024

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 Last week's visit to Linacre was very successful, with 43 active nests found. I was back down again yesterday, and am very pleased to s...
Sunday, 12 May 2024

Linacre Update - 11th May 2024

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 Yesterday morning I went down to Linacre to carry out this month's WeBS count, and to catch up with the nestboxes. The WeBS count was,...