Lone ranger

 

 

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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Four years on

 

 

Trees, Crack Willow, June 2014

 

A Crack Willow, Salix fragilis, at the north end of the pond. (more…)

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The deep wood

 

 

Trees, general, June 2014

 

Among the trees. (more…)

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A drop of Wolf’s Milk?

 

 

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

 

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

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Common Spotted Orchid

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2014

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Summer in the wood

 

 

Insect, Hoverfly, provisional identification, June 2014

 

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

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Pond

 

 

Pond, general, June 2013

 

Pond looking north. (more…)

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Unidentified fungi 7

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, June 2013

 

Possibly a variety of Polypore on felled Silver Birch. (more…)

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Birch Woodwart

 

 

Fungi, Birch Woodwart, June 2013

 

Probably Hypoxylon multiforme on felled Silver Birch. (more…)

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Banded snail

  

Snail, unidentified, June 2013

 

Possibly Cepaea hortensis, White-lipped or Small Banded snail. (more…)

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Old man of the wood in dappled light

 

 

Tree, general, June 2013

 

Favourite old timer in summer attire (more…)

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Unidentified fungi 6

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, June 2013

 

Possibly Variable Oysterling or a slime mould. (more…)

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