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Developing my small South Wales garden to encourage and support wildlife. Like walking, taking (blurry) photos of wildlife in the garden or wherever I may be.

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[Glamorgan Hedgehog Rescue @GlamorganRescue]

It is that time of year when people become worried about Hedgehogs surviving winter. Hedgehogs are designed to live all year around in The UK
Not all Hedgehogs hibernate and even if they do it is not a continuous sleep so they do benefit from having access to a food.
#GHR

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Saturday walk at Cwm Ivy and Mumbles Nature reserve with @dm3ssag3 Marsh Harrier the highlight

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Please sign the open letter to the government

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

We are in a #ButterflyEmergency 🚨🦋

This year’s #BigButterflyCount saw the lowest number of butterflies spotted per Count in its 14-year history.

Join us as we demand the Government take urgent action to save butterflies & moths. Sign our open letter 👉 https://t.co/usbXEXbC7p

[INCC @INCCymru]

📢Hot off the press📢
Our Marsh Fritillary guide book is now out. Learn all about our experiences of reinforcing / reintroducing a Marsh Fritillary population in South Wales.
Hard Copy available to buy at: https://t.co/0A8wSqurkb

PDF available at: https://t.co/9LINydUETG

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Trip to Aston Rowant NNR with @dm3ssag3 for Chalkhill Blue and Silver Spotted Skipper, lovely to see the Chiltern Gentian flower. Quick stop at Whitecross Green Wood NR for Brown Hairstreak, one was spotted.

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West Williamston NR with @dm3ssag3 only a few Brown Hairstreak spotted up high, plenty of insects on the Sea Aster @WTSWW @WTWales

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Walk at Kenfig with @dm3ssag3 my first Wall of the year and Ruddy Darter

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Butterfly and Moth walk from Port Eynon to Overton with @dm3ssag3 walk guided by @markhipkin1 and @gmtord supported by @NaturAmByth @savebutterflies @BCSouthWales @WTSWW nice selection of Moths and quite a few Butterflies on the return walk
#MothsMatter

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@dawn_mission @dm3ssag3 Couldn't believe it, sat for couple of hours watching it emerge thinking at least with me sitting there the birds stay away from the pond and then as soon as it flew up it was taken

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Over the last few days a number of Southern Hawker Dragonflies have emerged from our #wildlifepond, today I witnessed one emerge, unfortunately as it flew off it was quickly taken by a House Sparrow @BDSdragonflies

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Walk in Pontlliw with @dm3ssag3 few Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet and first Gatekeeper of the year.

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A very hot walk at Grafton Wood Nature Reserve with @dm3ssag3 White Admiral, Wood White, our first Comma of the year also a brief glimpse of Silver-washed fritillary, lovely reserve @BC_WestMids @BCWarwickshire @savebutterflies

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Hickling Broad NNR with @dm3ssag3 highlights, Red-tipped Clearwing, Norfolk Hawker, Fen Mason-Wasp and of course the Swallowtail of which we saw at least 10, only ragged ones in photos unfortunately, great reserve and weather was amazing @NorfolkWT

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Trip to Norfolk with @dm3ssag3 called at Whitecross Green Wood Nature Reserve on the way, highlights Black Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak and White-Letter Hairstreak. Evening stop and short walk at Strumpshaw Fen Hairy Dragonfly, Scarce Chaser and Banded Demoiselle, no Swallowtail

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Trip to Tout Quarry with @dm3ssag3 highlights Silver Studded Blue and Lulworth Skipper, onto Alners Gorse no Hairstreaks but did spot couple of White Admiral, not much else around though.

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Saturday walk near Horner Wood with @dm3ssag3 spotted 20+ Heath Fritillary butterflies, then on to Cinderford for the Wood White butterfly possibly 5 or 6 spotted, which brings our lifetime species total to 55
@savebutterflies @BCSomerset @BC_Glos

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Short morning walk at Old Castle Down with @dm3ssag3 just one sighting of a Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary, plenty of Small Heath flying around

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So pleased to have spotted at least seven Brimstone Butterfly caterpillars on the Alder Buckthorn in my #wildlifegarden
@savebutterflies @BCSouthWales

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So happy, bought an Alder Buckthorn tree for my #wildlifegarden a few weeks ago from @CelticWildflow1 specifically for the Brimstone Butterfly and today this happens 🦋 @savebutterflies @BCSouthWales @ukbutterflies @_JoelAshton

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Insects spotted yesterday whilst out with @dm3ssag3 Blue-Green Lacewing, Green Sawfly, Scorpion Fly and what looks to be a Glow Worm Larva