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Duck leech Theromyzon tessulatum

Aquatic worms and leechesBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 20, 2015Leave a comment
Medicinal leech
Medicinal leech

Medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis

Aquatic worms and leeches, Pond creaturesBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 20, 2015Leave a comment

Water Spider Argyroneta aquatica

Aquatic Arachnids, Pond creaturesBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 20, 2015Leave a comment

Pond Olive Cloeon dipterum mayfly nymph

Mayflies, Pond creaturesBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 20, 2015Leave a comment

My letter to my MP regarding the proposed amendments to the fox hunting act:

UncategorizedBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 13, 2015Leave a comment

My letter to my MP regarding the proposed amendments to the fox hunting act: Dear Stephen Metcalfe, As you are no doubt aware on Wednesday there will be a vote for amending the Hunting Act. These amendments seem to be purposely aimed and undermining the act to make it unenforceable, effectively legalising this outdated and…

Grass snake eating great crested newt

amphibian, newt, Reptile, snakeBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 6, 20151 Comment

A few weeks ago I was showing some fellow great crested newt eDNA surveyors around Wat Tyler CP when we spotted a grass snake in one of the ponds. I went in for a closer shot and it dived under water and into some blanket weed for a short while. It came up backwards, which…

Northern damselfly nymph

Cairngorm, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 21, 2015Leave a comment

Back in March I was up in the Cairngorms, which is famous for its Caledonian Forest habitat with pine martens, wildcats and capercaillie. The ponds there also hold wildlife unique to this habitat in Britain, including the Northern damselfly, Coenagrion hastulatum. Of course in March it is too cold for the adult to be on…

Pied wagtail with Pentax DA*300mm and 1.4x Teleconvertor

bird, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 18, 2015Leave a comment

Recently I have been using the new Pentax 1.4x Teleconvertor with my Pentax DA*300mm for a lot of shots. I was previous not fully convinced it was sharp enough, but a few weeks ago this pied wagtail perched up on a fence and I got away a few shots with the above combo. They were…

Ecdyonurus clinging mayfly nymph

MayfliesBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 18, 2015Leave a comment

Limnephilus sp Caddisfly larva

CaddisfliesBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 17, 2015Leave a comment
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