Orange ladybird
The orange ladybird is pale orange with up to 16 cream spots on its wing cases. It feeds on mildew on trees like sycamore and ash, and hibernates in the leaf litter. It often turns up in moth…
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Orange underwing
This birch-loving moth can be seen flying on sunny days in early spring.
Orange-tip
It’s easy to see where these butterflies get their name – the males have bright orange tips on their wings! See them from early spring through to summer in meadows, woodland and hedges.
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Colourful common seals
Seals can be seen all year round along the British coast. You might spot just their heads as they peek out across sea’s surface or a whole colony hauled out on the mud, resting and basking in the…
Abberton Ranger Blog – December 2017
Well, we got some rain! This week we passed the 1,000 tree mark of the 5,500 we are planting this winter in various hedgerows around the reservoir paths.
Abberton Ranger Blog – November 2017
We have begun this winter's tree planting! It wasn't the best start. The weather has been extremely dry, and the ground of the area we are working in is particularly stony and hard.
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Species in the spotlight - Common seals
The Common seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the harbour seal is one of two seal species that can be found in the UK.
Orange-clubbed sea slug
A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.
Abberton Warden Blog – May 2017
Now is a great time of year to visit Abberton Reservoir nature reserve. We have lots of migratory birds right here on the reserve as well as around the wider Essex & Suffolk Water reservoir…