As we careen towards the solstice, welcome rain continues but the impact of the summers lingers - few mature insects around and unknown prospects for next year.
The New Forest Authority is doing a first rate job of managing an ancient landscape under intense tourist pressure - hats off to them.
A. Cann & S. Timms. Psallus (Heteroptera: Miridae) on Turkey Oak in Britain. (2026) British Journal of Entomology and Natural History Volume 39, Part 3, p146-7.
I've recently become aware of the existence of Pentax Papilio binoculars, a potentially very useful piece of kit.
Every once in a while I have a crazy urge to deep dive into a new neglected taxon. Sometimes I resist.
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You don't know what you got til it's gone.
My vacuum sampler is invaluable, but I don't think this would fit in my rucksack.
