Bugle #plants

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Flowers, Bugle, May 2016

 

Ajuga reptans. (more…)

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Black-headed Cardinal Beetle #insects

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Insect, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, provisional identification, May 2016

 

If this is Pyrochroa coccinea, then the wood has two of the three species of Cardinal Beetle found in the UK. (more…)

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Yellow Archangel #plants

Posted by on Jun 2, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, May, Spring, Yellow Archangel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Archangel, May 2016

 

Lamiastrum galeobdolon. (more…)

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Sparring #wildlife

Posted by on Jun 1, 2016 in 2016, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, May, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, May 2016

 

Great to see two young Roe Deer bucks trying out a few pre-rut moves as I left the copse. (more…)

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Mayflower #plants

Posted by on May 31, 2016 in 2016, Hawthorn, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, May 2016

 

Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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A summer wood #nature

Posted by on May 30, 2016 in 2016, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, May 2016

 

The Cuckoo’s still calling but pretty much all traces of Spring have gone, no Primroses or Bluebells and everywhere a deep green. (more…)

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Roe deer #wildlife

Posted by on May 29, 2016 in 2016, Deer, Mammals, May, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, May 2016

 

Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Run Rabbit, run … #wildlife

Posted by on May 28, 2016 in 2016, Mammals, May, Rabbit, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Rabbit, May 2016

 

Oryctolagus cuniculus. (more…)

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Bramble eater #wildlife

Posted by on May 27, 2016 in 2016, Mammals, May, Muntjac, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Muntjac, May 2016

 

One of the most important foods for Muntjac deer, Muntiacus reevesi, says The Mammal Society. (more…)

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Fox by night #wildlife

Posted by on May 26, 2016 in 2016, Fox, Mammals, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, May 2016

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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Wedding cakes or Snapdragon #plants

Posted by on May 25, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May 2016

 

Just two of the names for Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea. (more…)

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Strawberry conundrum #plants

Posted by on May 24, 2016 in 2016, Barren Strawberry, Flowers, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Barren Strawberry, provisional identification, May 2015

 

Looks like Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis, rather than Wild Strawberry, Fragaria vesca. (more…)

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