"The Wonders of Wicken"
Celebrating 125 years of Wicken Fen and its Moths
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Stephen Thompson
Jul 30
Over the Rainbow
lyrics from the song somewhere over the rainbow by Yip Harburg Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high Where...
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Charlie Luff
Mar 1
A Little Bit of Nature goes a long way by Charlie Luff.
In 2020 I was diagnosed with GAD. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. A name for how I had been feeling, but a disconcertingly vague one. And...
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Fiona Mckenna
Oct 22, 2023
A Land of Dragons.
Introduction by Stephen Thompson An Insect I have become very fascinated by in the last few years is the Dragonfly. Beautiful creatures,...
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Stephen Thompson
Oct 18, 2023
Going for Gold
(photo above courtesy of Steve Green) It was that time again for my summer mothing visit to Wicken Fen and I wanted to make it a really...
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Stephen Thompson
Sep 11, 2023
Chillin' in Killin
We returned to our wildlife Idyll in scotland on 1st July for a break and some much needed chill out time. The wildlife was here in...
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Stephen Thompson
Jul 24, 2023
Archer's Delight
My first members Moth night at Woodhall Spa Golf Course was due to take place on Sat 22nd but due to the poor weather forecast I bought...
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Stephen Thompson
Jun 15, 2023
Things can only get Better.
Mothing this year had not been particularly good but the weather began to improve towards the end of May and I had this really crazy idea...
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Stephen Thompson
Jun 11, 2023
Moths at the Spa
Woodhall Spa Golf Club Moth trapping night Sat 10th June 2023 Location: Halfway Hut/9th tee on Hotchkin Course. TF 2164 - Breezy and...
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Stephen Thompson
May 12, 2023
An Illuminating night at Wicken Fen
You could be forgiven for thinking the Blackpool illuminations had come to Wicken Fen on 30th April but It was in fact Fourteen light...
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Stephen Thompson
Apr 26, 2023
Plot 47 - My Little Piece of Heaven by Heather Ward
I remember my Grandmother’s garden. She loved her roses and they, along with other flowers, lined the main area of her back garden in...
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Stephen Thompson
Apr 26, 2023
My Daily Hedgeblog by Craig Wilson
One guy's experience of finding Hedgehogs in his garden
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Stephen Thompson
Apr 15, 2023
Conservation Greenkeeping: Giving Nature a Home (Part 1 Jan-June)
I have been a greenkeeper at John o' Gaunt Golf Club in Bedfordshire for 32 years. I have a strong commitment to wildlife conservation...
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Stephen Thompson
Jan 25, 2023
Garden Moth Report 2022
In 2021 I recorded 150 species of moth in the garden which I thought was a pretty good year, would I be able to better it? I wasn't sure...
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Stephen Thompson
Jan 22, 2023
Return to Bwlch-y-groes
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Well, it wasn't really that long ago, It was only July 2022 (2nd-16th), but it certainly feels...
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Stephen Thompson
Jan 15, 2023
Slim chances at Snettisham
An Article by my friend Hazera Forth. All photos in the blog credited to Hazera. Hazera is passionate about natural history and immerses...
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Stephen Thompson
Oct 18, 2022
A Scottish Adventure - part 3 (poo excitement)
It was Wednesday morning and I was feeling confident that today was the day I would find a Pine Marten on camera ,so I went outside to...
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Stephen Thompson
Oct 16, 2022
A Scottish Adventure - part one (Deer oh Deer)
photo of cottage courtesy of Alma Walker I came across a website called Wilderness Cottages (https://www.wildernesscottages.co.uk) and...
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Stephen Thompson
Oct 5, 2022
A Scottish Adventure - part two (2 Dams 1 Ladder & a bar of Chocolate)
We spent Monday morning at the cottage just enjoying the views and the amazing wildlife on our doorstep, we watched a female sparrowhawk...
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Stephen Thompson
Aug 1, 2022
A Wicken Mothing Adventure
In the last 12 months I have had several mothing nights at Wicken Fen by the main visitor centre with traps set up around Sedge Fen and...
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