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Wildlife Notes June 2026
Dr Phil Smith The Met. Office described June as “A month of two halves.” Like May, it was cool and unsettled at first and then we had the mother of all heatwaves. Overall, it was England’s warmest June on record (going back to 1884). On 26th, a new record high temperature for June – 37.7oC…
June e-bulletin
Find a link to our June e-bulletin below. The articles here are from staff at MBB and MEAS, our regular contributors, local naturalists, volunteers, interns and local conservation groups. Follow the links below to download! June Bulletin 2026Download
Wildlife Notes May2026
Dr Phil Smith Consistent with a warming trend, England experienced the second hottest May ever, a heatwave in the last week reaching a record May peak of 35.1oC at Kew Gardens, London. Fortunately, it wasn’t quite as hot here, though Crosby reported a blistering 33oC on 25th. It was also a relatively dry month, Rachael…
May e-bulletin
Find a link to our May e-bulletin below. The articles here are from staff at MBB and MEAS, our regular contributors, local naturalists, volunteers, interns and local conservation groups. Follow the links below to download! May Bulletin 2026Download
Wildlife notes April 2026
White-tufted Bearfly Criorhina floccosa Fen Fly Neoascia sp Heath Dog-violet Viola canina Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula male Purple Ramping-fumitory Fumaria purpurea Spring Starflower Tristagma uniflora Dr Phil Smith Fortunately, we had a few showers early in the month but not a drop of rain fell after 17th April. According to Rachael Park’s rain gauge,…
April e-bulletin
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