Well it really was a mooching type of day here today at KMBRC HQ. With the temperature reaching a heady 22 degrees by lunchtime Tony was in his element as he headed out for not one but two mooches.... "A mid-morning mooch around the less intensively managed grasslands at Brogdale Farm in bright sunshine failed to produce very much of interest other than the diminutive long horn moth Cauchas rufimetrella whose larvae feed on the hereabouts abundant hedge garlic (Alliaria petio

A mid-morning break from my desk to the area of Brogdale Farm around the play area revealed: Two Apionid weevils: Aspidapion aeneum and Malvapion malvae on the Common Mallow. Also present was the Hollyhock rust mould Puccinia malvacearum. Rambur’s Pied Sheildbug (Tritomegas sexmaculatus) the recently arrived shieldbug associated with Black Horehound (Ballota nigra) was easily spotted amongst the herbage. Crawling through the undergrowth was a splendid Red-headed Cardinal Bee

Welcome to the new, shiny KMBRC website! Following a huge overhaul, we have put together a completely new site which we hope you will find easier to navigate. We have included buttons linking directly to the most up to date request forms and charging policy information along with links to the local recording groups. We intend to use our new blog to keep you up to date on our current projects and activities as well as letting you know about things that other local organisation