Opinions, thoughts and adventures of a young conservationist.
As the weather for Saturday looked promising we decided to make the most of it and go for a day walking in the Peak District. Our walk started off in Belper and ended there too. At this time of year there are all sorts of interesting fungi species about and I managed to photograph some whilst out walking. Here are some that I took along with some scenic photos.
This morning I noticed a massive clump of harlequin ladybirds, all together there were about 100 and they were all different interesting colours and patterns.
In the late Autumn and early winter it’s very likely you’ll see large amounts of ladybirds huddled together, sometimes thousands. The ladybugs hibernate throughout the winter and different species hibernate in different places. Some under tree bark, in houses, under windows and under leafs etc. They will now be sleeping through until March to April which is when the aphids are around for them to eat and survive on. In the winter there aren’t any around and this is why they go into hibernation, where they can survive.
Here are some of the photos I took.
After all of the BBC Autumnwatch excitement a few weeks back, I had an e-mail from a local newspaper reporter (for the Lichfield Mercury) asking me questions so that a story could be put together about myself and Kate MacRae (WildlifeKate), who also had an appearance on Autumnwatch.
I had my photo on the front page and on page 3 where some of my badger footage screenshots were featured along with some of Kate’s wildlife photos. We also featured on the Mercury website.
You can read more about it on the Mercury website – http://www.lichfieldmercury.co.uk/Wildlife-films-Georgia-Kate-TV-spotlight/story-20044389-detail/story.html
After last weeks Autumnwatch excitement, I was invited by Kate MacRae (WildlifeKate) to her patch to get some photos of ourselves to go into our local newspaper. Not only did we get some photos but she also showed me around her patch where I saw some of the cameras and bird feeders she has out, which was brilliant! It was all very interesting and you can check out some of her stuff out on her website which is http://wildlifekate.co.uk/
Here are some of the photographs we took.
Georgia Locock 