This page was originally inspired by 7W's brief exploration of the school grounds on 22nd April 2005.
Here are some photos of the creatures we found, plus a growing list of other
wildlife photographed at
other times in the school grounds, at home or brought in from home:
For Butterflies click the link above
Bug identification key from Exeter University
Unidentified Insect
0729 A hoverfly? Or some kind of wasp? A juvenile?
Soldier Beetle
Latin: Cantharis Rufa
0581
Horse fly Latin: Haematopota pluvialis
0612
0613
Grey Squirrel
Latin: Sciurus Carolinensis
0577
Chaffinch
Latin: Fringilla Coelebs
0712
0713
0572
0573
Goldfinch
Latin: Carduelis Carduelis
0605
Coot:
Fulica Atra
0703
Moorhen:
Gallinula Chloropus
0448
Seven-spot Ladybirds
Latin name: Coccinella 7-punctata
0384
0385
0386
0387
0574
0388
0389
0390
Spiders
0391
0392
0393
0394
0398
0399
0400
0401
Slugs
0402
0403
0404
0405
0406
0407
0408
Worms
0409
0410
Beetles
0411
0412
0413
Mayfly
Latin name: Ephemeroptera
0414
0415
0416
0417
0418
0419
Moths
0420
0421
0422
Aphids (pictures taken at a house not far from the school)
Latin name: Aphididae
0423
0424
0425
Bumble Bee
Latin name: Bombus
0383
0426
Starling
Latin name: Sturnus Vulgaris
0440
click here for
the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds page on the starling
Common Frog
Latin name: Rana Temporaria
0444
0427
0428 Thanks to RW for Freddy!
Millipede
Latin name: Diplopoda
0441
Damselfly: unidentified
0604
Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
0606
0607
0608
0610
0611