This is a very large solitary wasp, the female reaching up to 4.5cm whereas the male is a little smaller. This species appears in warm weather during late May, June, July and August. They hold no danger to humans despite their size and black / yellow warning colours. (Above image Megascolia bidens) They feed eagerly … Read more
Big news this week is that we have decided to relaunch the Iberia Nature Forum. Does a forum still have a place in this world of facebook, twitter and instagram? I think it does so please feel free to register Sharing nature is a pleasure. It´s contagious and it´s exhilarating, it´s healthy and it´s worthwhile, … Read more
Of the Iberian lynx born in captivity in 2020, 27 Iberian lynx to be released in 2021. Six have already been released with two in the Guadiana Valley Natural Park (Alentejo, Portugal) and another four in the reintroduction areas of Castilla La Mancha (two in Polán,Toledo and two in Torre Juan Abad, Ciudad Real. These … Read more
Great news for the reservoirs in Cádiz province this week as the rains finally arrived. The recorded rainfall in Grazalema over the last couple of days has almost reached 200 litres m2 which makes it ,once again, the “rainiest place in Spain”. The most green and humid areas of the Spanish Peninsular are the northern … Read more