6th September 2026
This BBOWT reserve just outside Oxford has it all – limestone grassland, broadleaved woodland, heathland, a stream and a fen, all in a 20 hectare area. A small group met to explore this interesting site at the end of a prolonged dry spell, but before the rains started in earnest, so the going underfoot was still good.
13 September 2026
The wasp spider that I found in my garden last month has moved on – it disappeared for a week or so, then reappeared in a new web about 6 feet from the original one, but I haven’t seen it since, nor have I found any egg sacs. However, another spider appeared in the long grass a few days ago which was worth a photo.
16 August 2026
I’ve been a bit slow posting this report of the Club’s walk at Chimney, which took place on a blisteringly hot day in this year’s long, hot and very dry summer. Indeed, it was so hot that we brought forward the start time from 2pm to 10am to avoid the worst of the heat. One of the most striking features of the walk for me was the contrast between the lush green vegetation along the river banks and the parched yellow everywhere else. Maggie’s report of the walk is below.
9th August 2026
Nine members met at this Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust reserve high up on top of the Cotswolds on a warm sunny morning, hoping to find butterflies, and maybe even some autumn gentians in flower.
10 August 2026
For some years I have left part of my lawn uncut after the cowslips have finished flowering. “No Mow May” has gradually turned into No Mow June, July and August, and various plants and insects have moved in. Then the other day I made a startling discovery – read on to find out what it was.
23 July 2026
It was a perfect evening for our annual glow worm hunt, warm and still. All we needed to do was to stay awake until it got dark.
19th July 2026
Anyone parking in Waitrose’s car park in Witney at 9.30am on 19 July might have wondered what we were doing, earnestly peering into the undergrowth.
The field between Hailey Road and Mill Street in Witney is surprisingly good for wildlife. In the last few weeks I have found some quite spectacular caterpillars there – read on to find out more.
2nd July 2026
When walking with the Field Club it is invariably handy to have sharp eyesight. On this occasion, eight pretty sharp-eyed people joined Roger Newman for the walk and our joint ocular prowess really paid off!
28 June 2026
We had an early start to watch our moth expert, Julian Howe, open the moth traps that he had set up the previous evening in a lovely, wildlife-friendly garden in Shilton. What would we find?
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