Common Spotted Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 28, 2017 in 2017, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2017

 

Detail from a white Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Hedge Woundwort #flowers

Posted by on Jun 27, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June 2017

 

Stachys sylvatica. (more…)

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Nipplewort #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 26, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, June, Nipplewort, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

Flowers, unidentified, June 2017

Lapsana communis. (more…)

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Black Bryony #plants

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Flowers, Black Bryony, June 2017

 

Tamus communis. (more…)

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Morning sun #plants

Posted by on Jun 24, 2017 in 2017, June, Pendulous Sedge, Sedge, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Pendulous sedge, June 2017

 

Pendulous sedge, Carex pendula. (more…)

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Field Rose #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 23, 2017 in 2017, Field Rose, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Field Rose, June 2017

 

Rosa arvensis. (more…)

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Rosemary Beetle #insects

Posted by on Jun 22, 2017 in 2017, Insects, June, Rosemary Beetle, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Insect, Rosemary Beetle, provisional identification, June 2017

 

Chrysolina americana, a leaf beetle. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Greater Butterfly Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 19, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, June 2017

 

Platanthera chlorantha – a single plant seen on a different ride to previous years. (more…)

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Common Nettle #plants

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Plants, Common Nettle, June 2017

 

Urtica dioica. (more…)

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Who’s the Daddy? #plants

Posted by on Jun 17, 2017 in 2017, Burdocks, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Greater Burdock, June 2017

 

The main leaf on this Greater Burdock was approx 68cm long and 43cm wide. (more…)

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Tree Bumblebee #bees

Posted by on Jun 16, 2017 in 2017, Bombus hypnorum, Bumblebee, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Bees, Tree Bumblebee, provisional identification, June 2017

 

Bombus hypnorum. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Ragged Robin #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 15, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, June, Ragged Robin, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ragged Robin, June 2017

 

A first June – and Summer – visit and the first Lychnis flos-cuculi are appearing on the rides. (more…)

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