• Fast and fierce – the four-spotted chaser dragonfly
    Four-spotted chaser dragonfly by Graham Osborne Much of the four-spotted chaser’s life is spent hidden in the murky depths of the heathland pond. Around four weeks the after the female has laid her...
  • Heathland heroes - the tawny owl.
    Tawny owl by Graham Osborne The sun is low over the western horizon and the sky painted with the glorious pink and orange hues of sunset. Dark silhouettes fly overheard calling ‘jack, jack’; the jackdaws...
  • Heathland heroes - the woodcock pilot
    Goldcrest by Chris Prince One of my favourite birds to look and listen out for on the wooded heath is the goldcrest. This tiny bird is continually on the move, foraging amongst the tree branches for...
  • Heathland heroes - chirping crickets
    Over the past few years we’ve been welcoming a very special creature to the heathland at Pulborough Brooks...the field cricket. Field cricket by Pete Hughes This chunky cricket is a mixture of brown...
  • Heathland heroes - the violet ground beetle
    Whilst I’m generally talking about birds at this time of year, reserving my enthusiasm for invertebrates until the summer months, there are some incredible invertebrates out and about even in the earlier...