Nature's Calendar Blog

• April: photos of the month

  By Martha Boalch, 11/05/2018
  

  You also sent lots of photos, so many that we can’t show them all. But we really enjoyed looking through them so please keep adding them with your observations.

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• How to identify common UK grasses

  By Martha Boalch, 30/04/2018
  

  Grasses form the Poaceae family, their stems are generally hollow and cylindrical with swollen nodes. They have alternate leaves in two ranks and small inconspicuous flowers.

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• Fieldfares and redwings: how to tell the difference.

  By Martha Boalch, 25/04/2018
  

  Fieldfares and redwings are both members of the thrush family and look very alike. Can you tell them apart?

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• March: photographs of the month

  By Charlotte Armitage , 09/04/2018
  

  Signs of spring – your March photos

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• How to identify butterflies: a quick guide

  By Charlotte Armitage, 29/03/2018
  

  We record ten butterfly species on Nature’s Calendar and we’ve already had a number of reports for some. Have you spotted any butterflies yet? Also download our holly blue desktop calendar.

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