Plethora of spiders

Posted by on Jun 12, 2014 in 2014, June, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, June 2014

 

The cleared area around the felled Spruce was noticeable for the huge number of what appeared to be ground spiders. (more…)

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‘no jewel hold a candle to the cuckoo spit’

Posted by on Jun 10, 2014 in 2014, Cuckoo Spit, Froghopper, Insects, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, froghopper, cuckoo spit, June 2014

 

A line from “Hour” by Carol Ann Duffy. (more…)

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Lone ranger

Posted by on Jun 9, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, June 2014

 

Speckled Wood, the only butterfly species we saw roving the wood on our latest visit. (more…)

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A drop of Wolf’s Milk?

Posted by on Jun 6, 2014 in 2014, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Slime Mould, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Slime Mould, Wolf's Milk, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Could be the slime mould Wolf’s Milk, Lycogala terrestre. (more…)

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Summer in the wood

Posted by on Jun 4, 2014 in 2014, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hoverfly, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Possibly Syrphus Vitripennis, a hoverfly, enjoying the patchy sun. (more…)

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‘What is a snail’s fury?’

Posted by on May 30, 2014 in 2014, May, Mollusc, Snail, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

Mollusc, Snail, unidentified, May 2014

 

From ‘Considering the Snail’ by Thom Gunn (more…)

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Wolf on the prowl?

Posted by on May 27, 2014 in 2014, May, Spider, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

Spider, unidentified, May 2014

 

Possibly a variety of Wolf Spider, sp.Lycosidae. (more…)

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Sitting on the dock in the rays

Posted by on May 21, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, Fly, May, Noon Fly, Provisional identification, Spring, Wood Dock | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, insect, Wood Dock, Noon Fly, provisional identification, May 2014

 

Looks like a Noon Fly on a Wood Dock, Rumex sanguineus. (more…)

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Common in name only?

Posted by on May 19, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, Common Frog, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, frog, May 2014

 

A small but perfectly formed Common Frog. (more…)

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Tale of the unexpected

Posted by on May 13, 2014 in 2014, April, Insects, Pupa, Spring, Unidentified | 2 comments

Insect, pupae, April 2014

 

Removing the bark “cover” from above the remote camera revealed these pupae. (more…)

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Two wrongs …

Posted by on May 11, 2014 in 2014, April, Fungi, Insects, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, insect, unidentified, April 2014

 

Possibly a type of long-legged fly, sp.Dolichopodidae, on unidentified fungi, perhaps Sheathed Woodtuft, Kuehneromyces mutablis. (more…)

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Lord of the manor

Posted by on May 8, 2014 in 2014, April, Birds, Pheasant, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, pheasant, April 2014

 

A cock pheasant pays scant regard as it strolls across the west ride. (more…)

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