Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on May 30, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, May, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

Orange Tip resting #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on May 26, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, May, Orange Tip, Spring | 0 comments

Female Anthocharis cardamines. (more…)

Bee Fly #insects

Posted by Wildwood on May 25, 2017 in 2017, Bee Fly, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Bombylius major, provisional identification, landing on Ramsons,  Allium ursinum.

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Female Orange Tip #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on May 19, 2017 in 2017, Bush Vetch, Butterflies, Flowers, May, Orange Tip, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Anthocharis cardamines feeding, possibly on Bush Vetch, Vicia sepium. (more…)

Named after St Mark’s day

Posted by Wildwood on May 14, 2017 in 2017, April, Insects, Spring, St Mark's Fly | 0 comments

St Mark’s Fly, which appears around St Mark’s Day, April 25. (more…)

Green-veined White #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on May 12, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Green-veined White, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

Pieris napi. (more…)

Cardinal Beetle #insects

Posted by Wildwood on May 8, 2017 in 2017, April, Cardinal Beetle, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

Pyrochroa serraticornis. (more…)

Speckled Wood on wood #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on May 3, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

Fading fast #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 2, 2017 in 2017, April, Birds, Spring | 0 comments

The Primroses may be coming to an end but a lovely feature of the latest visit was members of the Small Woods Association identifying at least two Nightingales singing. (more…)

Green Longhorn #moths

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 30, 2017 in 2017, Adela reaumurella, April, Green Longhorn, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

With many thanks to Richard Jones for his help. Check out the Bugman Jones site. (more…)

Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 20, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria on the north ride. (more…)

Bee Fly and Primrose #insects #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 13, 2017 in 2017, April, Bee Fly, Bombylius major, Fly, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

Bombylius major and Primula vulgaris. (more…)