tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62333269177112186102024-03-13T06:26:41.819-07:00Tarka ChallengeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233326917711218610.post-12398475081746974612015-01-08T11:54:00.001-08:002015-01-08T11:54:53.127-08:00Lesser Stag Beetle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whilst I was collecting the eggs from my chickens I noticed this small beetle lying dead on the floor, so I picked it up and brought it to my desk to see if I could identify it. I looked through my insect books and identified it as <em>Dorcas parallelipipedus</em> whose common name is the Lesser Stag Beetle. It is smaller and more common than the Stag Beetle. The adults can fly at night and feed on tree sap. It looks quite scary in the photograph like something off Dr Who!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233326917711218610.post-67402080178499790762014-12-20T08:10:00.001-08:002014-12-20T08:10:06.562-08:00A festive tick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been out this morning volunteering at my local nature reserve. Clearing scrub in the cold was hard work but when I saw this Holly tree I remembered that I hadn't ticked it off my Tarka list yet. With Christmas only a week away it seems like a good time to do it!</div>
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We have a lot of folklore in Britain especially about our wildlife. I don't need to explain what Holly is to you as it is a tree that almost everyone knows so I thought I would tell you about some Holly folklore -</div>
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Cutting down a holly tree is supposed to bring bad luck (its ok to take some branches for Christmas decorations though).</div>
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Lots of berries on holly tree's is supposed to mean we will have a bad winter.</div>
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In a new building or one in which an animal has died holly is hung from the ceiling to keep away evil spirits. The holly must be at least 2 foot long and changed from time to time, the old piece must be burnt.</div>
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Holly is supposed to have a power over horses and was commonly used to make whips.</div>
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The holly is supposed to be a very powerful and magic tree and is the best wood to make runes with (but you are supposed to ask the tree if you can use it before you cut the wood).</div>
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Up until the end of the last war hollies were used to sweep chimneys, the branches were dragged up the chimney to clean the soot from the inside.</div>
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Then we come to the Christmas traditions of bringing holly into the house. Although different beliefs were held in different places such as -</div>
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A holly branch is often used instead of a Christmas tree in Cornwall.</div>
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Never allow holly to be put up as a Christmas decoration before the 25th December.</div>
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On Christmas take a leaf from your sprig of holly and place one in each room for good luck.</div>
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If a leaf falls out of a vase of holly never burn it.</div>
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I hope that like me you have had a great wildlife year. Im looking forward to finding new stuff next year.</div>
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Merry Christmas</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233326917711218610.post-60758570900108367402014-12-20T07:49:00.000-08:002014-12-20T07:49:05.817-08:00Cosy Fires<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At this time of year there is nothing like sitting in front of a cosy log fire. I love my fire because its toasty warm. You can see the soot on the inside of the glass has made a shape like a mushroom!</div>
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Logs to save the coal a turn!</div>
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Beechwood fires burn bright and clear</div>
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Sometimes nature jumps right out in front of you. This fungi is called Cobalt Crust (Its colour is deep Cobalt Blue) and I found it in my local woods. Its quite common in Wales but rarer in England. The Blue is so bright and unusual that you will notice it straight away, unless you are colour blind! </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233326917711218610.post-775260968813182562014-12-20T06:52:00.001-08:002014-12-20T06:52:41.461-08:00A Slime Mould<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a Slime Mould which are really weird and interesting creatures. They move around the woodland floor eating fungi and organic matter. People have done tests on them and they can find their way through a maze but nobody knows how they do it, they don't have a brain so how can they remember? The picture shows the fruiting body which releases spores, they are usually colourful. Now I know what they are I see them quite often.</div>
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Once you start looking for wildlife its amazing how much you can see. I spotted this bat on my way to school a couple of months ago, clinging to a stone wall. I went back to check on it on the way home but it had moved on. It was a real treat to see one close up, I didn't realise just how furry they are. </div>
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I caught this Buff Arches moth in my garden. I don't think many people realise how pretty our garden moths are in Britain, they are not something that you notice until you go looking for them. </div>
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It seems like a long time since it was warm enough to wade into the river looking for fish. Catching Sticklebacks with my net is one of my favourite things to do in the summer. </div>
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This is a Banded Demoiselle that I found on my local river. It has a really cool shiny blue body and has a black band on its wing which gives it the name. </div>
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This pretty flower is a Bee Orchid, it gets its name from the flower which looks like a Bee. </div>
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People say that kids need to connect more with nature but this is difficult to do in a classroom. Sometimes you need to be wild to get a wild experience. I wanted to feel like an Otter so I decided that I needed to be more Otter, and do what they do. Floating under a waterfall and swimming after fish is great fun and you feel that you are a part of nature. </div>
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Nature isn't just about living things, its about where they live too. Rivers are a source of life and can sometimes seem quite gentle and sometimes seem quite violent. We visited Porth Yr Ogof in South Wales, the place is full of caves and waterfalls. Sometimes the river disappears into a cave and then re-appears further downstream. Its a really wild and scary place. </div>
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They get the name tiger from thier speed and fierceness, dont get too close though as they can use thier huge jaws to give you a nasty nip!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233326917711218610.post-2938518407154843802014-12-14T07:06:00.001-08:002014-12-17T04:58:30.670-08:00White Ermine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z1pXZs5GQuA/VI2nVvWPYvI/AAAAAAAADGo/ZSCjR2XS0HE/s1600/DSC_3928-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z1pXZs5GQuA/VI2nVvWPYvI/AAAAAAAADGo/ZSCjR2XS0HE/s640/DSC_3928-1.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This summerI discovered that you can see some amazing wildlife without leaving your own garden. We borrowed a moth trap from a friend. It is a box with a light on it. 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It is a common flatfish, occurring on the sandy and muddy bottoms of the European shelf, usually at depths between 10 and 50 m, where they tend to burrow in sediment during day time and remain stationary for long periods. They can be found at depths up to approximately 200 m. Young fish in particular come right inshore in very shallow water. They are able to survive low salt concentrations and may occur in some cases in brackish water or even in freshwater. The European plaice is characterised above by their darkgreen to darkbrown skin, blotched with conspicuous, but irregularly distributed, orange spots. The underside is pearly white. The skin is smooth with small scales. They are able to adapt their colour somewhat to match that of their surroundings but the orange spots always remain visibleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233326917711218610.post-25896536538933959282014-04-06T05:02:00.000-07:002014-04-06T05:02:01.881-07:00Its been a while.....Its been a while since I have updated my blog but I have been really busy with my conservation work. So here is a summary of what I have been up to - <br />
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I won the South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre (SEWBREC) (<a href="http://www.sewbrec.org.uk/">http://www.sewbrec.org.uk/</a>) young wildlife recorder of the year which include gift vouchers for the NHBS website (I still haven't decided what to spend them on).</div>
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I have joined the Glamorgan Fungus Group and this year will be recording all my fungi finds at my local nature reserve with the help of my dad (currently 24 species). I'm not the only one at the reserve who likes fungi, you can see Door snails snacking on jelly ears in the photo above.</div>
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And coppicing with Butterfly Conservation to help the High Brown Fritillary at its last known site in Wales.</div>
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Throughout March I have been out with my local amphibian and reptile group helping toads across the roads to their breeding sites. And some frogs as well (see below)</div>
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A Small Copper (from above)</div>
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A Small Copper (side view)</div>
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A Holly Blue</div>
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A refreshing bottle of Tarka mineral water</div>
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Sunflowers on the heritage coast</div>
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Froglets in my garden</div>
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An Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillar eating Himalayan Balsam</div>
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A Chanterelle mushroom, very tasty</div>
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Found this in the garden, its the fattest frog I've ever seen</div>
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Another Common Blue</div>
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A Ringlet</div>
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The bug hotel we helped to make at Parc Slip</div>
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A Sea Slater, this thing was huge</div>
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Lenny the Blenny</div>
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A Brimstone Moth</div>
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A butterfly larvae</div>
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A thick thighed flower beetle</div>
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A wooly thistle growing on the coast</div>
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The glowing abdomen of a Glow worm</div>
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A grasshopper on the side of my house</div>
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Anyway I thought I would post our photos from the summer to show you what i've been up to so here we go................<br />
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Me, my brother and Dad spent 6 weeks studying our local Glow worm population. I will be making a short film about this for our local wildlife groups Christmas meeting so I will post the film here when its done so you can learn more about these cool bugs.<br />
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We live near the beach so I spent a lot of time down there rummaging about in rock pools looking for interesting things like Hermit Crabs<br />
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Its hard work looking for interesting things so sometimes you have just got to relax</div>
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Glamorgan Heritage Coast where we watched the Choughs throughout the summer</div>
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You don't have to go far to see nature, frog in my garden pond</div>
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A male and female Glow worms</div>
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A mackerel I caught whilst fishing with my Grandad</div>
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Lesser Bur-reed</div>
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My Grandad found a cocoon in his garden which he gave to me and I hatched it out into this huge Oak Eggar moth and then set him free into the night</div>
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Lenny the Blenny</div>
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The Beach</div>
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I went on holiday to North Wales, here I am getting my first ever views of Ospreys</div>
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At Gelerts grave in Beddgelert</div>
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Otters are frequent visitors to this pool but unfortunately, not when I was looking for them</div>
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Check out the camouflage on this moth, see below for a close up</div>
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Chicken of the woods fungus in North Wales</div>
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Beefsteak Fungus</div>
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Wolf Fish at Anglessey aquarium</div>
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Anenome</div>
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Watching Bass, mullet and sharks at the aquarium<br />
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Waiting for the tide to drop so we can go for a swim</div>
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A spot of climbing in trees is good fun</div>
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A quick visit to South Stack nature reserve but the Choughs were not about</div>
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The heather was alive with insects</div>
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A magpie moth in the country lane</div>
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I felt bad about catching these prawns in the rock pools but they tasted sooooo good</div>
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A chaser at Parc Slip Nature Reserve</div>
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A close up of a common darter</div>
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Fox moth caterpillar on the heritage coast</div>
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Chilling in the woods</div>
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Chilling in a rock pool</div>
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We found this dead trout in a river which had been dry all summer and have no idea how it got there, weird</div>
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This is my new pet lizard that I had for my birthday</div>
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I spent all summer trying to see a Comma butterfly then I was brushing my teeth one night and this one flew straight past me and landed on the edge of the bathroom sink</div>
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