So, where are all the bumblebees today? If you go for a walk in the countryside this month, you will probably not see any, nor will you...

Fieldfares and Redwings (below left and right), our winter thrushes, have arrived, a little later than usual, but reminding us that their...

Do bumblebees make honey? Yes they do but only to feed their own family, whereas honeybees make it for a colony which may contain 100,000...

This month the UK hosts perhaps the most important conference ever - when world leaders will decide how far we are prepared to go to...

When did you last hear or see a bumblebee? Most UK species have disappeared from our gardens by now...

Nine of us met up to walk the grounds of Odney Estate on a thankfully dry morning, uncertain of what we would find but it wasn’t long...

Have you noticed that the ivy is beginning to flower? There are already plenty of bees drinking the nectar and you can hear the bushes...

So now we know. The latest Climate Change report states that we’re very likely to hit 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial temperatures in...

What are the large bumblebees that we see foraging on our flowers with such enthusiasm this month? They look like the ones that have been...

So we’ve had the aperitif and the starter, the initial burst of Spring followed by the excitement of life breaking out across our natural...

With a warming of the weather for the third day running, it was just enough to bring out some of the insects and butterflies, so much in...

Download our July 2021 Newsletter, with news about our work on the Cookham Neighbourhood Plan and RBWM plans, current surveys, the Wild...

A great morning’s walk. Terrible weather conditions early on & through May, made the season slip by 2-3 weeks

It was planned to conduct a safari along the Greenway for our May ‘What’s About’. Following the weather events of April and early May,...

When the hotter weather arrived this month, it transformed our gardens and hedges into a visual feast of colours and shapes.

Hedgerows are an iconic element of the British countryside. But one that has been fast disappearing over the past 50 years or so with...

Is it true that our bumblebees are suffering from Covid? Almost certainly not directly but perhaps they have as a result of...

A common sight in some gardens and allotments, a few parks and woods is that of a large bumblebee flying low to the ground looking as if...

The results for the 2021 RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch are in. Over 1,000,000 reporters recorded over 17,000,000 birds!

As the new leaves begin to open, the fresh shoots get longer, and the birds sing more loudly, nature brings us a feeling of optimism.