There is a lovely display of grassland fungi on the cricket field at White Coppice - mainly waxcaps: meadow (large, apricot), red, yellow, parrot (yellow/green), etc.

11 fieldfares in trees approaching Anglezarke res from White Coppice.

Sorry for the delay in replying. I have sent you an email, assuming I have correctly extracted your email from your profile. Joyce

There are usually 4 to 6 sightings in the Chorley area during the year reported to me as mammal recorder. No site seems to have regular sightings but most frequent are sightings from various stretches of the River Yarrow and Birkacre Lodges, and River Lostock/Cuerden Valley Park. Joyce

Carol. The Wood Hedgehog is mushroom shaped but under the cap, instead of the usual gills, there are 'spines'. I would be very pleased to receive lists, preferably in writing, of the fungi you see and their locations. I hope to be at the next meeting of the Society on Thursday, 16th Nov and would be...

I am delighted that you are Carol are interested in fungi as the Society receives few records of fungi other than from the occasional forays the North West Fungus Group carries out in our area. I am particularly interested in the Wood Hedgehog as this constitutes a new record for the Chorley area. A...

Distracting me from my work in the garden in the sunshine this afternoon were 5 Red Admirals, 3 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Commas, 1 Small White and 1 Peacock butterfly. The latter species was a surprise after an absence in the garden for a month, since 16th September.

Are you sure that the dragonfly seen was as big as an Emperor? It is a very late date for that species. Apart from the size, the description would fit the 'jizz' of a Migrant Hawker, Aeshna mixta and the date is OK. However, a Migrant Hawker is noticably smaller than an Emperor and is even smaller t...

I agree with David's comments and would even extend it to include other introduced alien species such as Grey Squirrels, Coypu, Marsh Frogs, Crayfish, etc which adversely affect native wildlife. However, this is just a personal opinion and is not an official response on behalf of the Society from th...

Migrant Hawker and 2 Common Darters by Astley Park lake this morning