My Wildlfe Garden April 28th 2026

Each year, I photograph the species in bloom in my Cambridgeshire garden several times during the spring and summer to compare with previous years. Today, I did a quick photoshoot in my garden which is a riot of colours and full of flora and fauna - not my best efforts photographically but demonstrate what I am sure others in this area are finding that the species in bloom are about a month earlier than previous years - Ann Miles Blog: My Wildlife Garden in May. The insects and spiders are also very active in the warm temperatures - I hadn't noticed the Cricket Bat Spider on the Spurge or the Collembolid on the buttercup till I looked at the photos.

Trumpington Meadows Week 4 Transect

 For records only - using 800mm equivalent lens while walking!! Species recorded on our Week 4 transect at Trumpington including an impressive Sawfly

Lackford Lakes More Portraits

A second set of insect and spider portraits from our sunny visit to Lackford Lakes on Thursday (ID sheets to follow)

Lackford Lakes 23rd April

Beautiful sunny day at Lackford Lakes on Thursday and the wildlife responded appropriately with lots of red and 'blue' damselflies and several sites with Green Hairstreaks glistening in the sunlight. An ID sheet will follow after the weekend.

Nightingales Have Arrived

Wonderful to hear three separate Nightingales from the main walking routes at Paxton Pits this today - they are singing well so fingers crossed that there will be females to keep them there. Here four views of a very vocal nightingale.

The three Heron chicks are getting near adult size and colouring but we anticipate another week before fledging, The Grizzled Skippers and Blue Damselflies are emerging so I think we can declare Spring well underway at Paxton