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Windowbox Wildlife: July 2013
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A weblog that follows the natural biodiversity of a windowbox in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, UK from bare soil to wilderness. The project was started with sterile soil in the box in November 2005. Saturday, July 27, 2013. It was Hecatera bicolorata. This morning I rediscovered the small caterpillar I had spotted yesterday on a photograph of smooth hawksbeard (. It is that of a broad-barred white. Posted by Patrick Roper. Friday, July 26, 2013. The plant of smooth hawksbeard,. Posted by Patrick Roper. Phyll...
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Windowbox Wildlife: December 2014
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A weblog that follows the natural biodiversity of a windowbox in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, UK from bare soil to wilderness. The project was started with sterile soil in the box in November 2005. Friday, December 05, 2014. In a brief spell of rather cold sunshine, I tackled the annual job of cutting back the sallows today. Before and after pictures below. The stick at the rear on the left is a two-year old wand which I have allowed to grow to about half a metre as a sort of cordon or pollard.
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Windowbox Wildlife: June 2015
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A weblog that follows the natural biodiversity of a windowbox in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, UK from bare soil to wilderness. The project was started with sterile soil in the box in November 2005. Friday, June 12, 2015. Noticing that the taller sallow was looking a bit shredded with some sort of feeding damage, I quickly found the culprit was the fat caterpillar above. It is a copper underwing. Posted by Patrick Roper. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Ramblings of a Naturalist.
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Windowbox Wildlife: May 2014
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A weblog that follows the natural biodiversity of a windowbox in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, UK from bare soil to wilderness. The project was started with sterile soil in the box in November 2005. Monday, May 19, 2014. The scallop shell moth. One of the chrysalises from WBX I have overwintered hatched out today and was readily identifiable as a scallop shell. Not all that common in Sussex I think, but I’ll have to check. Posted by Patrick Roper. Sunday, May 18, 2014. Posted by Patrick Roper. The white clov...
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Windowbox Wildlife: Coppice time
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A weblog that follows the natural biodiversity of a windowbox in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, UK from bare soil to wilderness. The project was started with sterile soil in the box in November 2005. Friday, December 05, 2014. In a brief spell of rather cold sunshine, I tackled the annual job of cutting back the sallows today. Before and after pictures below. The stick at the rear on the left is a two-year old wand which I have allowed to grow to about half a metre as a sort of cordon or pollard.
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Ramblings of a Naturalist: Crozier cradle
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Ramblings of a Naturalist. As an ecologist and biodiversity researcher and recorder, the author visits a wide range of rural and urban habitats mainly close to his home in Sedlescombe near Hastings, East Sussex, UK. The weblog covers the full spectrum of wildlife, from mammals to microbes. As well as details of encounters with England’s flora and fauna, information on where to see species of interest is often given. Friday, April 25, 2014. In Killigan Wood today I found this male Reaumur's longhorn.
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Windowbox Wildlife: August 2014
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A weblog that follows the natural biodiversity of a windowbox in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, UK from bare soil to wilderness. The project was started with sterile soil in the box in November 2005. Thursday, August 21, 2014. Many small things go on in the window box at this time of year and I can easily get overwhelmed with what needs to be worked out or dealt with. Not that this couple of. Flies (Dipt: Lauxaniidae) would care about that:. Posted by Patrick Roper. Saturday, August 09, 2014. Having photogra...
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Windowbox Wildlife: The chequered fruit-tree tortrix
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A weblog that follows the natural biodiversity of a windowbox in Sedlescombe, East Sussex, UK from bare soil to wilderness. The project was started with sterile soil in the box in November 2005. Saturday, August 09, 2014. The chequered fruit-tree tortrix. The caterpillar I found in a rolled leave of tutsan. On 30th June (see below) pupated and hatched into a moth recently. It turned out to be a chequered fruit-tree tortrix. A species whose larvae are usually found on trees, especially oaks.
