Wednesday 11 November 2015

The Lord Mayor's Show 2015



https://lordmayorsshow.london/I will be taking my daughter to see this on Saturday. It is an amazing event of which  many Londoners seem unaware. It is a magnificent celebration of London's history and diversity. And it is free. If you are free this weekend, go.

Beacon Hill in the Chilterns.......










Tuesday 3 November 2015

Signal Crayfish has become a plague in Britain

Signal Crayfish: an ecological threat to rivers in the UK

It is hard to comprehend the extent to which Signal crayfish have colonised our rivers and lakes over the last three decades and the impact they have had on our freshwater habitats. They burrow into the banks of rivers to spend the winter in a torpid state, undermining the banks in the process. They eat everything - true omnivores - including each other when other species have disappeared. I have seen them being taken by great crested grebes on the Serpentine in Hyde Park and they recently been seen at the Tring reservoirs. This individual was from the river Thame in Oxfordshire. The impact they have had on upland streams is shocking and something will need to be done to prevent ecological disaster.

Link to WWT - Welney

Link to WWT - Welney
Some awesome birding opportunities.....