Apart from a one-day heatwave on 19th when temperatures reached an oppressive 32oC, the month’s weather was unexceptional. Rainfall seems to have been about average but it was often cooler than expected in the first two and the last weeks. Predictably, the Devil’s Hole slack gradually dried up, though there was still a little surface...
Although June was wetter than normal in most parts of the country, this was not the case here. The first rain did not fall until 10th and we missed most of the thundery downpours that caused flooding further south and east. Nevertheless, a few heavy showers and more unsettled conditions later in the month maintained...
The Results This year’s national Garden BioBlitz was held over the weekend of the 4-5 June. Supported by Springwatch and the BBC’s Do Something Great campaign, scores of enthusiastic naturalists braved unpredictable weather to see what else called their gardens home. Four week on, and we’re ready to announce the results. A grand total of...
Tuesday 28th June 2016. Led by James Hill, University of Liverpool. What are they? How do I identify them? Why should I care? My first encounter with lichens was on old walls and gravestones in a local church yard. These unusual organisms consist of a symbiotic association between a fungus and an alga, with...