The quarterly newsletter from Pamber Forest Nature Reserve

These dazzling wetland hunters are so captivating – here’s how to find them through summer, explains our guide, Trust Ecologist Tom Selby.

Creating a garden that supports moths means thinking about both the adult fliers and their caterpillars. With a few thoughtful choices, your outdoor space can become a haven for these vital…

When wildflowers are in full bloom and butterflies are on the wing, our summer days are awash with spectacularly vibrant colours. But amongst the dazzle, the chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon)…

The thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis), also known as the swollen-thighed beetle, is one of the county’s most striking insects.

The unmistakable flash of orange drifting across a spring meadow is one of the most uplifting signs that the season has arrived.

As the light begins to fade on warm spring evenings, a remarkable migrant returns from Africa to woodlands and heath. The nightjar, a master of camouflage and one of Britain’s most intriguing…

Buzzing meadows and humming heathlands come alive in summer with the sounds of grasshoppers and crickets. These tiny insects form a part of the season’s soundtrack, filling warm days with their…

As spring sunshine warms our gardens and woodlands, one of the earliest and most energetic pollinators to appear is the tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum). With its distinctive ginger brown thorax,…

Among the many butterflies that grace our countryside each spring and summer, few are as instantly recognisable, or as dearly loved, as the striking peacock butterfly (Aglais io).