facts from our expert recorders Did you know?


“All blue tits in Britain eat moth caterpillars, this has been calculated at over 35billion eaten in one year. It’s amazing the moths survive."


Peter Cranswick, Gloucestershire Butterfly Conservation – Moth Recorder


“If you cut an earthworm in half this doesn’t make two worms but the head may grow another tail."


“In summer they dig deep into soil and go into a dormant state until autumn."


Frank Ashwood, Forest Research – Worm Recorder


“We spotted the clouded yellow butterfly for the first time this year at the BioBlitz. It is a migrant butterfly which we would normally see at the end of July."


Carol Taylor, Fauna and Flora Group Volunteer


We were absolutely thrilled with the wonderful results from this year's Bioblitz. The sheer number of species found, not to


“It is estimated that there are two and a quarter million spiders in one acre of hay meadow in the UK."


Peter Smithers, Bristol Naturalist Society – Spiders


mention some rare and unusual taxa, shows just what a haven Westonbirt is for wildlife. The historic downs are a wonderful home for all sorts of organisms and we're delighted to see what a positive impact the restoration has had in helping to conserve such a huge number of species.


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