There are around 40 species within the Pulsatilla genus and are members of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, which comes from the Latin for little frog (ranunculus) because a group of plants in this family grow where you also find frogs. All of the species are native to the meadows and prairies of North America, Europe and Asia. They are tundra plants, growing low to the ground in open areas including rocky outcrops and chalk grasslands. The pasque flower is a stunningly b

Dragonflies and Damselfies have existed on Earth for somewhere in the region of 325 million years, making them some of the most ancient creatures we share the planet with. The oldest fossils belong to the order Protodonata, some of which had wingspans of around a metre! These are the ancestors of modern dragonflies and damselflies and were in evidence during the time of the dinosaurs.   The dragonflies and damselflies we see today belong to the order Odonata which comes from

Spiders, some people love them, some people hate them, they invoke deep fears in some and fascination in others. But whatever your thoughts on spiders they are truly amazing creatures with important roles to play in the ecosystem. Spiders are one of many symbols of Halloween, although as to why no one really knows, and people adorn their houses with cobwebs and spiders (not real ones) every year. They join the bat, owl and cat as being believed to be creatures gifted with sup

As more and more people pick up phones and cameras to record and photograph nature it seems that common sense with regards to being responsible has gone out the window. I think it is wonderful that so many people want to go out and experience nature, record it and take photographs but is nature suffering as a result? This is something I think about a lot and have heard stories from all over regarding lots of different species although it mainly seems to be plants. There seem

Ethics, Cruelty, Reality and Honesty in Wildlife Photography - Can We Believe Everything We See?