Autumn insects
This spell of autumn sunshine keeps the insects flying from damselflies and dragonflies to plenty of butterflies.
This spell of autumn sunshine keeps the insects flying from damselflies and dragonflies to plenty of butterflies.
A late-flowering plant, Autumn gentian displays pretty, mauve, tube-like flowers atop its reddish stems. It favours dry, chalk grassland and sand dune habitats.
It's that time of year again! The nights are drawing in and there's starting to be a bit of a chill in the air. Autumn appears to be upon us and hedgehogs will be feeling it too!
It is now feeling a lot like early autumn out there on the reserve. Signs of early autumn include fruits on the bushes by the paths, late butterflies over the breckland fields, small birds…
Join one of our wildlife guides for a walk around the reserve to see the autumn migrants.
The change of the season is always an exciting time and one we look forward to watching. Autumn feels different at different stages. Right now, we are in the early part of autumn (late September…
Even though we are moving towards the end of October, the weather has been quite kind to us. There have even been some warm days, so butterflies and dragonflies continue to be seen on the reserve…
As we near the end of August, we start to see a hint of autumn around the lakes. Autumn fruits and seeds can be seen appearing around the lakes, a slight build up of ducks on lakes and the first…
The drought this summer, has meant that some aspects of this coming autumn could be a little different so hence the title ‘Autumn mystery at Lackford Lakes’. Many plants over the summer died back…
The weather this year, has been strange and this has continued throughout Autumn. With the mild weather after the drought in the summer, many plants decided to have a go at growing again and some…
Lound Lakes: Discover the wonder of Autumn wildlife and nature photography, with award-winning photographer Kevin Sawford.
Carlton Marshes: Discover how to create a field sketchbook to record the signs of Autumn, with Ruth Wharrier