It’s been a great Autumn for fungi!
Thanks to Melanie Oxley for this picture of a Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) taken on the Heath near the boardwalk. It prefers prefers acidic soils under pine and birch trees. Be careful – it’s p ...
Thanks to Melanie Oxley for this picture of a Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) taken on the Heath near the boardwalk. It prefers prefers acidic soils under pine and birch trees. Be careful – it’s p ...
This rare photo of a group of mating hornets was captured in Petersfield earlier in the month by Oliver Young. It shows two males competing to mate with a queen lying between them. Hornets mate in the ...
Some of our regular visitors, Bee Wolf Wasps, have been busy again on the Heath. Their small holes in the sandy paths can be seen in many places, but particularly between the Pond and Heath Road. Than ...
Dwarf Gorse is flowering on the Heath right now. Look for it on the most eastern fairway, about half way up. A member of the pea family, Dwarf Gorse (Ulex minor) is the least widespread of the three g ...
Despite appearances, the slow worm isn’t a worm nor a snake – it’s actually a legless lizard! Look out for it basking in the sun on heathlands and grasslands, or even in the garden, where it fav ...
We have a new member who is also a keen photographer. Follow this link to see some lovely images on his own website.… ...
Regular visitors say that they’ve never seen this plant on the Heath The rounded and nodding, purple-blue flower heads of Devil’s-bit Scabious – Succisa pratensis – can be found in d ...
The Beewolf wasp – Philanthus triangulum – is one of the largest (up to 17 mm) and most spectacular solitary wasp species in Britain. It can be distinguished by the unfolded wings and thic ...
Purple toothwort [Lathraea clandestina] is an unusual parasitic plant native to many parts of Europe but a rare introduction in the UK. This example was found in a boggy part of our local woodland. Th ...
A recently arrived pair of Black Swans at the Heath pond have so far ruffled no feathers in the 30 strong flock of resident Mute Swans. In fact they look quite at home and attracting a lot of interest ...