Meadow Brown

Posted by on Jul 10, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Meadow Brown, July 2015

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Bambi

Posted by on Jul 8, 2015 in 2015, Deer, Fauna, July, Roe, Summer | 5 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, July 2015

 

Roe deer kid, Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Gone in a blur

Posted by on Jul 7, 2015 in 2015, Deer, Fauna, July, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

fauna, Roe Deer, July 2015

 

A good start to July as a magnificent Roe Deer buck passes swiftly through. (more…)

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Full-colour Brock

Posted by on Jul 6, 2015 in 2015, Badger, Fauna, June, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Fauna, Badger, June 2015

 

After a succession of poor night-time photos, we finally get one in the late evening daylight of a badger, Meles meles. (more…)

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Unique among UK butterflies

Posted by on Jul 3, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, June 2015

 

Speackled Wood is the only butterfly of the British Isles that can overwinter in 2 stages, as both a larva and pupa. (more…)

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‘Lion’s tooth’

Posted by on Jul 2, 2015 in 2015, Dandelion, Flowers, Insects, June, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dandelion, June 2015

 

The common name Dandelion is said to derive from the French, ‘dent de lion‘. (more…)

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Covered in pollen

Posted by on Jul 1, 2015 in 2015, Bee, Bombus sylvestris, Bumblebee, Insects, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed, provisional identification, June 2015

 

First recording of a Forest Cuckoo bumblebee, Bombus sylvestris. (more…)

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Hover or Flower Fly

Posted by on Jun 29, 2015 in 2015, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 
 

Inect, Hovery Fly, unidentified, June 2015

 

Looked more yellow than orange-banded so possibly Syrphus vitripennis. (more…)

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Home is a tree guard

Posted by on Jun 27, 2015 in 2015, June, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, June 2015

 

Unidentified Arachnid. (more…)

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Tree bumblebee

Posted by on Jun 25, 2015 in 2015, Bombus hypnorum, Bumblebee, Flowers, Insects, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Tree bumblebee, June 2015

 

Bombus hypnorum on Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Nymph protection

Posted by on Jun 23, 2015 in 2015, Cuckoo Spit, Flowers, Froghopper, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Insect, Froghopper, June 2015

 

First June visit and while the rides are dominated by Common Spotted Orchid, Creeping Buttercup and Ragged Robin it’s Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre, many more than 2m tall, that rule the clearing. (more…)

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Roe deer kid

Posted by on Jun 22, 2015 in 2015, Deer, Fauna, June, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, June 2015

 

A young Capreolus capreolus by the pond. (more…)

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