Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) at Hayward Court by Dr Phil Smith
Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: August
White-clubbed Glasswing (Scava pyrastri) at Marshside by Dr Phil Smith Tawny Cockroach (Ectobius pallidus) from Hightown by Dr…
Hare's-tail (Lagurus ovatus) at Falklands Way by Dr Phil Smith
Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: July
Phasia hemiptera at Ravenmeols by Dr Phil Smith Tricoloured Convolvulus (Convolvulus tricolor) at Kirkdale Road, Formby by Dr…
Banded General (Stratiomys potamida) at Sands Lake by Dr Phil Smith
Dr Phil Smith Wildlife Notes: June
According to the Met. Office, June continued the run of warm dry months this year, rain in the northwest being only 50-75% of average. In Formby, measureable rain in small quantity fell on only nine days, mainly near the beginning and end of the month. This was reflected in a rapid fall in the dune water-table, the level in the Devil’s Hole, Ravenmeols, dropping by 15cm, leaving the slacks almost entirely dry. This time last year there was extensive surface water. I saw no evidence of Natterjack Toad breeding in the Devil’s Hole and it looks as though it was another poor year coastwide.
Basic Flower Structure & Function: Training Resource
MBB volunteer, Jim Pearson, has created a useful guide that helps explain the basic structure of a flower and key terminology.