‘Nature Notes’: April 2020
Like the March ‘Nature Notes’, this month’s instalment will be a brief one, although there has been an abundance of
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Flora and Fauna
‘Nature Notes’: March 2020
On occasions when the author’s daily constitutional has taken him through the Park, while he has not had his camera
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‘Nature Notes’: February 2020
It is understating it somewhat to say that February was a wet-and-windy month, but life in the Park has been
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‘Nature Notes’: January 2020
January is not June. Birds do not have young to feed. Bats and hedgehogs are hibernating. And few butterflies are
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Uncommon insects found at the park
Following our fourth annual Mini Beast Safari, the helpers from the Herts Invertebrate Project – William Bishop and Joe Gray,
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‘Bugs and beetles’ – event report
Report on our event ‘Bugs and beetles – and what they feed on’ The second instalment of our Spring–Summer 2019
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‘Helping wildlife’ – event report
Report on our event ‘Helping wildlife by submitting records…’ We kicked off the Spring–Summer 2019 programme of ‘Nature Talks and
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New species of fungus for Hertfordshire found at Highfield Park on Hazel
Over the past couple of weeks, we have been contacting the various people who have conducted biodiversity surveys at Highfield
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7-spot Ladybird on a mild winter’s day
This 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) was photographed on a mild winter’s day in February 2019. It was found on the
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Ginkgo coming in to leaf
Showcasing some of the flora and fauna found in Spring at Highfield Park. Photos courtesy of Austin Guest, a Trustee.
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