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Arne

Posted on28 August 201928 August 20191 Comment

A young Common Lizard sunbathing close to the information hut/visitor centre at the RSPB’s Arne nature reserve. On a warm sunny afternoon in late August few other places I’d rather be than wandering through the lowland heath that lies adjacent to the millionaires playground of Read More …

CategoriesFlora, Insects, Natural History, ReptilesTagsArne, Common Lizard, Dodder, Raft Spider, Wasp Spider

Spiders from Arne

Posted on4 January 2018Leave a comment

Time for a bit more catching up from September and a visit to Arne. The small, peat stained pools dotted around the heath appear to contain a stable population of Raft Spiders. The way the spiders use the hairs on their front legs to feel Read More …

CategoriesInsectsTagsArne, Coombe Heath, Garden Cross Spider, Raft Spider, Wasp Spider

Insects from Arne

Posted on16 September 201316 September 2013Leave a comment

  Raft Spider Superb spiders and the RSPB have even installed a bench next to one of the pools on Coombe Heath so you can sit back and watch them. The Raft Spider uses the surface tension of the water as a massive web and Read More …

CategoriesInsectsTagsAraneus quadratus, Raft Spider, September, Small Tortoiseshell, Southern Hawker, Speckled Wood, Wasp Spider

The Spiders from Arne

Posted on6 October 20116 October 2011Leave a comment

What an amazing place. For all round interest the RSPB managed Arne peninsula is hard to beat. Initially purchased to conserve the Dartford Warbler and the Smooth snake the range of wildlife using the site is incredible. Two of the more unusual insects recently seen Read More …

CategoriesInsectsTagsArne, Cross Spider, Orb Weaver, Raft Spider, Wasp Spider

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