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Update 30.06.23
Update 23.06.23
Kestrel
Update 12.05.23
Fluffy cuteness overload


Common newt in dangerous territories

Update 21.04.23
Badger paw prints
Blossoms



Look who was roaming in the woods outside the school fence
Update 03.02.23
Birds visiting feeders

















Update 27.01.23
Frost looks magical








Update 16.12.22
Frosted nature, looks like magic





































Update 02.12.22
More amazing looking mushrooms







Update 25.11.22
Again some great mushroom, in the grass or on tree trunk lots of places they can be found














Update 18.11.22
So many different mushrooms


Same mushrooms different viewing angle



Different stages of the same mushroom type


And two other species of mushroom


Same mushroom in the field, close-up top and gills



A tiny ones

Look at this one, the top shines like mother of pearl

Update 11.11.22
Great variety of fungy/mushrooms




You can almost wait for the fairies to arrive





Different stages of one species of mushroom



The gills are used by the mushrooms to spread the spores

Nearly at the end of its visible lifecycle



Unusual in November, butterfly nearly hibernating on the path

Amazing spiderwebs and spider




Update 15.07.22




Update 01.07.22
Swallow's nest and eggs


Beetles





Butterflies



Bees and bugs


Update 24.06.22
POLLINATOR, DRAGONFLY AND DAMSELFLY CHALLENGE





The hummingbird hawk-moth migrates to the UK from Southern Europe each year. It can be seen hovering over flowers, feeding with its long proboscis; its wings move so quickly that it 'hums'.


Update 17.06.22
How lucky are you if you find this in your back garden: a grass snake

Wildlife you might meet on a late evening stroll around Cambourne


Update 20.05.22
Blackbird chick just fledged the nest
Blackbird alarm call
Update 06.05.22
Not a good idea to cut any hedges etc. it's bird breeding season

Update 29.04.22
Beautiful spring bulbs in flower





Cuteness alert
Apple blossom

Update 01.04.22
Signs of spring




Update 25.03.22
Signs of spring



Update 10.12.21
Birds nest

More dense nest

When ever you see a mushroom, don’t pick it up, they could be poisonous. So just admire them from a distance.
Horse Mushroom

Shaggy inkcap

Hare's foot inkcap

Update 03.12.21
Click on the link to find out more about this beautiful wasp nest
Update 19.11.21
At the lakes in Great Cambourne you can find cormorants feeding on fish and drying their feathers in the tree. Keep your eye out for them on your next walk.
What are Cormorants
Cormorants are large, black waterbirds. They feed on fish, which they catch with their long, hook-tipped bills while swimming underwater. Cormorants can often be spotted perched on a rock, bank or tree with their wings held out. In this position, they are able to dry their feathers off which are not waterproof. Their feathers are not waterproof, so that they can dive underwater to catch their fish, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to do that.
Cormorant tree
Cormorant drying its feathers
Golden leaf tapestry

Update 12.11.21
Enjoy your meal, hedgehog
This driver is going nowhere today, spiderweb 'wheelclamp'


Spider in a sink

Update 05.11.21

Crafty spiderwebs covered with dew



Frosty bramble leaves

Frosted buttercups

Update 22.10.21
Female false widow spider

Daddy long leg spider

Can you see the spider web amongst the Virginia Creeper in autumn colour
Update 14.10.21
Four Spot-Orbweaver

Look at the amazing spiderwebs






What clever use of the grass to make and incredible spiderweb

Wasp spider
The wasp spider is a great mimic - looking just like a common wasp keeps it safe from predators, even though it is not dangerous itself. The wasp spider is a very large, colourful spider that is a recent arrival in the UK from the continent and has slowly spread over the south of England, but now is spreading north as well. It builds large orb webs in grassland and heathland, and attaches its silk egg-sacs to the grasses.
Spider moving on its web

Bumble bee getting fed some sugarwater

Update 07.10.21
Buzzing tree (sound up)

Buzzing tree
Can you hear the thousands of bees feasting on the nectar of this ivy bush? Ivy is a very good source of nectar late in the season when most flowers have stopped flowering.
False widow spider

False widow spiders are getting a lot of bad press, but in reality they're unlikely to bite humans.
Noble false widows are not native to the UK, but are thought to have arrived from the Canary Islands in banana boxes in the late 1800s. Populations became established along the south coast and have since spread north, likely as a result of global warming.
Update 26.09.21
Remember the cygnets, look at them now. Well done to the swan parents
Update 16.07.21
Some more finds for our butterfly challenge and much more…




Peacock caterpillar





Bumble bee pollinating

Deer in a play park

Oh dear, run they've seen us

Ants protecting their nest from intruders look at the amount of activity

Update 09.07.21
Even more varieties of butterflies were sent in, thank you for doing so.











Butterfly feeding on nectar (see it's tongue go into the flower to get the nectar out)

Meadow brown feeding and fluttering away

Marbled White playing hard to catch

Grey lag goose hybrid on one of Cambourne's lake

Duck with ducklings

Unexpected surprise in a Cambourne garden, a beautiful newt
Update 01.07.21
Please have a look at the amazing specimens that seem to be living in our community and a little bit further afield.
Caterpillars, butterflies and moths






Update 18.06.21
The cygnets are back (put the volume up to hear them)

Update 11.06.21
Cuckoo (Wicken Fen)
Cuckoos are very special birds, but do you know why?
Cygnets somewhere in our community
Fox cub on a stroll in our community, wildlife at your doorstep
