A month of long dark nights, but days can be sparkling and clear.
Tree silhouettes and evergreens, bare ground along tracks.
The exposed chalky surfaces are very slippery when wet, but the gorse is flowering.
Winter begins to loose its grip; green appears again in places, the first solitary Mining Bees emerge along with cowslips and early blossom.
Solitary bees nesting and taking advantage of blossom and early flowers in the meadow.
Summer, and insects, birds and flowers go into full swing.
A busy month, with butterflies, moths, bees, hoverflies, beetles all making the most of fair weather and available food.
The meadows and woods a riot of colours; in flower this month is Clematis vitalba - Traveller's Joy.
Cooler weather begins to creep in at this time of year, but there is still a flourish of later blooms and insects on the Spetchells.
Leaves change colour and berries and seeds ripen - Guelder rose with Common Green Shieldbug. Fruiting bodies of fungi begin to appear.
The days and nights turn colder, berries are plentiful, leaves have dropped and silhouettes of trees stand out.
Winter chills and night frosts.
