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Camley Street Nature Garden. London. Butterflies & Birds & 100s of spikes of Ivy Broomrape. 26.06.23

Sim Elliott

Jun 27, 20233 min read

Camley Street Nature Garden. London. Butterflies & Birds & 100s of spikes of Ivy Broomrape. 26.06.23

I visited Camley Street yesterday for the first time since 1989, when I used to take children there when I was a teacher Copenhagen...

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24.10.22/1. Birds, Wildflowers, Fungi and a Bumblebee, Friston Forest.

Sim Elliott

Oct 25, 20223 min read

24.10.22/1. Birds, Wildflowers, Fungi and a Bumblebee, Friston Forest.

I decided to walk though Friston Forest to see what Fungi were fruiting, as the autumn is one of the best times to see fruiting fungi;...

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Bumblebee Surveying & Birding at Rye Harbour. Nesting Common Terns & a Curlew Sandpiper. 26.07.22

Sim Elliott

Jul 26, 20223 min read

Bumblebee Surveying & Birding at Rye Harbour. Nesting Common Terns & a Curlew Sandpiper. 26.07.22

The primary purpose of this visit to Dungeness was bumblebee surveying, aa part of my role as a volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation...

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Butterflies, Moths, Birds and Wild Flowers in the Castle Hill National Nature Reserve. 06.06.22

Sim Elliott

Jun 7, 20224 min read

Butterflies, Moths, Birds and Wild Flowers in the Castle Hill National Nature Reserve. 06.06.22

Castle Hill National Nature Reserve is one of my favourite reserves in Sussex, the abundance and diversity of wildflowers and insects,...

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Agglomerations of Ivy Bees (Pett Level) and Sea Aster Bees (Rye Harbour) 13.09.21

Sim Elliott

Sep 16, 20216 min read

Agglomerations of Ivy Bees (Pett Level) and Sea Aster Bees (Rye Harbour) 13.09.21

Whist surveying Pett Level for the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust's Short Haired Bumblebee Reintroduction Project on Monday 13.08.32 we...

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On Bumblebee Surveying: values, meaning, purpose and pleasure. Dungeness 01.09.21.

Sim Elliott

Sep 3, 202110 min read

On Bumblebee Surveying: values, meaning, purpose and pleasure. Dungeness 01.09.21.

I experienced a high sense of well-being on Wednesday when I spent the day bumblebee surveying (and doing a little bit of bird watching);...

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Balsdean & Castle Hill: a Raven, many autumnal wild flowers, and a juvenile Buzzard. 30.08.21

Sim Elliott

Sep 2, 20219 min read

Balsdean & Castle Hill: a Raven, many autumnal wild flowers, and a juvenile Buzzard. 30.08.21

On Monday 30.08.21 I walked from Rottingdean (up the path next to the Whiteway Centre). via Balsdean, Castle Hill, the South Downs Way to...

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A walk from Holywell to Beachy Head. 25.08.21. Wild Flowers, Butterflies, LandArt and Winchats.

Sim Elliott

Aug 26, 202111 min read

A walk from Holywell to Beachy Head. 25.08.21. Wild Flowers, Butterflies, LandArt and Winchats.

On Wednesday 25.08.21, after visiting the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne, I walked to Beachy Head via Holywell (The Kiosk on map below),...

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Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 18.08.21

Sim Elliott

Aug 18, 20211 min read

Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 18.08.21

I went to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve to take part in the fortnightly bumblebee surveying that I undertake with the Bumblebee Conservation...

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Curiosity, Beginners' Mind, Flow, Butterflies and Well-being. Friston Forrest 04.08.21

Sim Elliott

Aug 6, 20215 min read

Curiosity, Beginners' Mind, Flow, Butterflies and Well-being. Friston Forrest 04.08.21

and a few Bumblebees, Hoverflies, and Moths Red Admiral butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, on Bramble Being curious opens the door to more than...

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Bumblebee Surveying and A bit of Bird Watching - Dungeness 02.08.21

Sim Elliott

Aug 3, 20214 min read

Bumblebee Surveying and A bit of Bird Watching - Dungeness 02.08.21

The primary purpose of this visit to Dungeness was bumblebee surveying, aa part of my role as a volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation...

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Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 05.07.21

Sim Elliott

Jul 6, 20214 min read

Rye Harbour. Bumblebee Surveying and Bird Watching. 05.07.21

On Monday I travelled to Rye, in order to volunteer with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust's Shorthaired Reintroduction Project, bumblebee...

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