Helen organised for bug expert Alan to come to the farm and lead us all on a hunt for creepy crawlies.
Jack in particular embraced this activity with maximum effort and ran rings around us chasing moths and butterflies. We saw a number of Orange Tip butterflies but failed to capture any however they’re quite distinct so didn’t need close up inspection for identification.
A couple of times we spotted interesting things that disappeared when we tried to investigate, but here are some of the things we found…
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bee-1600x1153.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/black-beetle-1600x1098.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/helen-with-net-1600x1068.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hunters-1600x1200.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jack-andy-wildlife-pond-801x1200.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/water-snail-1574x1200.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/katy-dolly-bug-hunting-1600x1083.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/snail-1600x1085.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/spider-1.jpg)
![](https://lvcf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/spider-2-1600x1200.jpg)