Hartslock Nature Reserve is located on the north side of the Thames between Whitchurch and Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The site is owned by The Wildlife Trust…
Just a quick update for the bank holiday: the hybrids are still in flower but going over so many are already in seed. No Lady…
14/5/2023: It all started really well – the cool/windy Spring made everything a bit slow to get going but we got some lovely flowers and…
June is always a good month to see Common Spotted Orchids, Bee Orchids and Pyramidal Orchids but even I was surprised to discover a thriving…
The Lady, Monkey & hybrid orchids all seem to be flowering well though the Lady will be looking past it’s best as we near the…
This month has been incredibly dry with virtually no rain, and more crucially it followed another fairly dry Spring month. This resulted in a big…
Just back from a stunning lunch up on Hartslock today – only a few others up there enjoying the sun and gentle breeze. The hibernating…
On my previous visit I actually spent so much time working that I didn’t have much time to enjoy the site. So I went back…
On Thursday I spent a day on-site with Ryan Mitchell (expert on flies) and Mike Wilson (world expert on plant hoppers), looking for interesting species…
Ian Sims came out yesterday to do a bit of light trapping and, even though it was set to be one of the hottest days…