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Grass Snake at Boston's Mere
A Grass Snake was coiled between trees on the very edge of Boston's Mere in the eastern part of Holme Fen.After posing for the photo it swam off along the mere.Sighting Gallery: Grass SnakeSubmitted by...
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Small Copper butterflies in May
Small Coppers were very much in evidence today, including some of the aberrant form with attractive blue spots, pictured here.Last September Julian Hodgson photographed and wrote about these - see his...
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Brassica Shieldbug (Eurydema oleracea)
Julian writes:I visited Holme Fen last week, taking the path that runs parallel to the railway line at the north-western edge of the reserve. Crossing over the wooden footbridge at the top end of the...
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Roe Deer at Holme Fen NNR
Julian Hodgson writes.I was pleased to see that the Roe Deer are out and about at Holme Fen again: a pair (buck and doe) were grazing in the clearing in the NW part of the reserve last Tuesday...
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Silver-washed Fritillary, female of the unusual Valezina form
Julian Hodgson reportsSilver-washed Fritillaries were much in evidence at Holme Fen on Thursday (26th June). On the outward leg of my walk through the central part of the woods I had five probable...
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Marbled White butterflies at Holme Fen NNR
Julian Hodgson writes:This pair of Marbled White butterflies, mating on a Rosebay Willowherb flower, were photographed at the edge of the large meadow in the north-western part of the Holme Fen...
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The flowers that bloom.... (2)
No, not a native, but commonly naturalised in the southern part of the country. These were being buffeted by a March gale in the layby right opposite the Holme Fen posts. So far they have survived the...
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Cormorants sitting on eggs
Cormorants are usually the very first birds of the year to breed on the Great Fen and once again they have got off to a flying start. Already there are birds sitting tight on their nests in the...
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Red-necked Footman - a locally scarce moth
Julian Hodgson writes:This very distinctive Red-necked Footman moth was seen resting on a thistle head beside the minor road through the Holme Fen reserve on Thursday afternoon (26th June). Despite...
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Rarely seen fruits of Green Wood Cup
Roger Robinson has reported this fungus in Holme Fen woods, near the rhododendron area, south of the Holme Fen Post. Wikipedia says it is known as the Green Elf Cup or Green Wood Cup because of its...
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