Response to consultation plan for Roughmoor Lane Living from Church Commissioners
2022.1.16 Response to the Consultation for the Church Commissioners proposal for Roughmoor Lane Living as per website from Peter Bright. Click on this link to see it.
Entries by Peter Bright
Nature Notes The Chalkhill Blue
These are the photos that go with the Nature Notes in the PEW for August 2021. The Chalkhill Blue flies over unimproved chalk and limestone grassland from July until September. […]
Garden Butterfly Survey sheets for 2021
Peacock butterfly as seen in Westbury flying on 2nd February 2021. Another was seen on 8th January and was barely able to fly! They hibernate as adults in sheds and […]
Westbury Hawkmoths for the Week 9th September 2020
The Hawkmoths, Sphingidae are a widespread family of moths with more than a thousand species worldwide. They are usually large, broad-bodied strong flying moths whose caterpillars have a characteristic tail […]
Butterfly of the Week 2nd September 2020
Clouded Yellow: This is a ‘white’ and so is closely related to the Large and Small Whites, Orange Tip and Brimstone. It is another migrant that, while it breeds […]
Butterfly of the Week 26th August 2020
Wall: This is another ‘brown’ and, like its relatives, its caterpillars are grass feeders. However, it needs sparse, open, grassy areas with bare patches where sunshine enables the butterfly to […]
Butterfly of the Week 19th August 2020
Painted lady: This is, perhaps, our most well-known migratory butterfly which arrives every year in the Spring or Summer. The adult butterflies breed here, and their offspring are being increasingly […]
Westbury half a dozen Tigers of the Week 12th August
The striking colours of these Tigers is a sign that they are unpalatable to birds and so most of them can fly during the afternoon as well as at night. […]
Westbury Moth, rather than Butterfly, of the week 5th August
Hummingbird Hawkmoth: This day flying moth is quite unmistakeable. It has a smart grey brown body with white markings along the sides and orange hind wings. With a 5cm […]
Butterfly of the Week 29th July 2020
Small Copper: This handsome, brightly copper-coloured, small butterfly lives up to its name. It is about the same size as a common blue. It is widely distributed and found in […]