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Deadwood … good wood
There is great ‘natural’ value in deadwood, as Sarah Smyth of our Ecoystems and Biodiversity team explains. Trees contribute a huge amount as living organisms providing shelter and ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, pollution reduction, water runoff reduction , … Continue reading
Species of the month – wasp
I saw a wasp upon a wall And did not like his face at all: And so the creature had no time To wonder whether he liked mine. ‘Plain Murder’, A.G. Prys-Jones. The maligned common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) … Continue reading
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Tagged common wasp, insects, species of the month, Vespula vulgaris, wasps
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Family favourites
There are many successful father and daughter teams in modern society. Think of acting and you might cite Henry and Jane Fonda, or John Voight and his daughter Angelina Jolie, whilst in music there was Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Entomology … Continue reading
Posted in Insects
Tagged Ellen Rotheray, Graham Rotheray, hoverflies, insects, pine hoverfly
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