It's a couple of years since I visited the site and I recall an advice notice to visitors at the access point from Gullet quarry about being wary of deer with fawns (the adults can be aggressive in protecting their young) but no other warning/restriction notices. Hopefully someone with knowledge of ...

Hi Trevor, As you say it's probably a tall order (even in good weather and next weekend is getting late in the High Brown flight season there) but you might be lucky and see the odd one. Take a look at the Malvern Chat forum which is accessed from the BC West Midlands branch website for postings of ...

I visited Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk on Sunday where the Swallowtails were putting on a great show - 15 seen in total, all in fine condition. Swallowtail hotspots were the meadow trail on the RSPB reserve (mostly in flight), the cottage garden at the end of Tinkers Lane (feeding voraciously) and a smal...

As one of the contributors to the code of practice, I am pleased to see this debate gathering momentum, demonstrating the strength of feeling on the subject. As an earlier posting has indicated, it is a question of finding a balance, capitalising on the positive aspects of publicity (to encourage in...

When the rocket blower doesn't shift it, I use a suction device made by Green Clean. It's powered by a compressed gas aerosol canister. There's no contact with the sensor surface and it usually works well, especially if you can target the speck area. So if the "blob" is top right in a phot...

I took the opportunity of purchasing a second hand Sigma APO MACRO 180mm lens for my D70 last year. The build and optical quality is superb and the long focal length is particularly useful in certain situations (eg for hairsteaks which sometimes settle a few feet above head height) or in hot weather...