Meadow Brown #insects

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Butterflies, Meadow Brown, July 2016

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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‘It was the time of roses’ #plants

Posted by on Jul 14, 2016 in 2016, Field Rose, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Field Rose, July 2016

 

From Time Of Roses by Thomas Hood. (more…)

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Large Skipper #butterflies

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Butteflies, Large Skipper, July 2016

 

Ochlodes venata. (more…)

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St John’s Wort #plants

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Plants, St John's Wort, July 2016

 

Hypericum perforatum, provisional identification. (more…)

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Ringlet #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 11, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Ringlet, JulyA 2015

 

Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Snail and trail #mollusc

Posted by on Jul 10, 2016 in 2016, Fauna, July, Mollusc, Snail, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, unidentified, July 2016

 

Unidentified snail taking refuge in the back of the trail camera. (more…)

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Resplendent in summer green #nature

Posted by on Jul 9, 2016 in 2016, General, July, Pond, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, July 2016

 

The pond, looking north. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid #plants

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Plants, Common Spotted Orchid, July 2016

 

Close-up of the still plentiful Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Silver-washed Fritillary #butterflies

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Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2016

 

A first July visit on a day of overcast skies and drizzle alternating with warm sun which brought the butterflies out. (more…)

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The (almost) all-seeing eye #wildlife

Posted by on Aug 4, 2015 in 2015, Fauna, July, Rabbit, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Rabbit, July 2015

 

Rabbits can see everything behind them and only have a small blind-spot in front of their nose says OneKind.org (more…)

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One of the biggest in the UK #hover flies

Posted by on Aug 3, 2015 in 2015, Insects, July, Summer, Volucella pellucens | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hover fly, Volucella pellucens, July 2015

 

For more on the Pellucid hover fly, Volucella pellucens, see Nature Spot. (more…)

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Now here’s a thought … #sunshine

Posted by on Aug 2, 2015 in 2015, General, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, July 2015

 

“Any patch of sunlight in a wood will show you something about the sun which you could never get from reading books on astronomy.” ― C.S. Lewis. (more…)

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