Hedge Nettle or Hedge Woundwort

Posted by on Jun 26, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June 2015

 

Stachys sylvatica. (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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Common Spotted Orchid

Posted by on Jun 24, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2015

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (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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‘A sure cure for seasickness …

Posted by on Jul 10, 2014 in 2014, General, June, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, June 2014

 

… is to sit under a tree.’ (more…)

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Nectar of life

Posted by on Jul 9, 2014 in 2014, Bramble, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Meliscaeva cinctella, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, insect, Bramble, Hover Fly, June 2014

 

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus, an important source of food for a wide variety of insects. (more…)

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St John’s-wort

Posted by on Jul 8, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, June, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, St John's-wort, June 2014

 

Probably the hairy variety, Hypericum hirsutum. (more…)

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Obliging skipper

Posted by on Jul 7, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, Insects, June, Large Skipper, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Large Skipper, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Usually butterflies aren’t the most obliging of subjects to record but this one landed and “posed” right in front of me. (more…)

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One of a kind

Posted by on Jul 6, 2014 in 2014, Field Maple, June, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, June 2014

 

Leaves of the Field Maple, Acer campestre, the only maple native to the British Isles. (more…)

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Known unknown

Posted by on Jul 5, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, June, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, June 2014

 

Not at all sure what this is, perhaps a member of the Clover family? (more…)

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Flower power

Posted by on Jul 4, 2014 in 2014, Episyrphus balteatus, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Flowers, insect, St John's Wort, Hover Fly, provisional identification,June 2014

 

Hover or flower fly, probably Episyrphus balteatus, which is common in habitats with nectar-rich flowers. (more…)

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