Please refer to the Introduction Page to understand the context behind the monthly photographs.
Birds
Insects - Butterflies
Insects - Damselflies
Damselflies have an average life of one to two weeks with a maximum of eight.
Insects - Dragonflies
Most Dragonflies live on average two to three weeks with six at the most.
Insects - Ladybirds
Insects - Beetles
Insects - Flies
Insects - Spiders
The Nursery web spider is a common spider of grassland and scrub, and is often seen sunbathing among Brambles and Stinging Nettles. The adults are active hunters and do not spin a web to catch food, instead using a quick sprint to capture flies and other insects. The female carries her large, round egg-sac in her fangs. When the young are about to hatch, she builds a silk sheet among the vegetation to act as a tent, sheltering them until they are old enough to leave on their own.
Fungi
Lichen
Lichen are only recorded at each new OS Grid location (hover for Grid Ref). They are then entered on the British Lichen Society spreadsheet and submitted for their Warwickshire VC38 Lichen database and Lichen mapping.
Ones that escaped the camera lens this month
a) A Fox
b) A Heron
c) Red Admiral Butterflies