The grass sea

Posted by on Aug 9, 2014 in 2014, General, July, Rides, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Ride, north, July 2014

 

The north ride. (more…)

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That damned elusive

Posted by on Aug 8, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Summer, Yellow Pimpernel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Pimpernel, July 2014,

 

Yellow Pimpernel, Lysimachia nemorum. (more…)

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Busy Bee

Posted by on Aug 7, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Bee, Bombus terrestris, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Possibly a Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris. (more…)

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Devil’s men and women

Posted by on Aug 6, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Lords and Ladies, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, July 2014

 

or Parson in the Pulpit or Cuckoo Pint or Lords and Ladies. (more…)

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Not enough petals …

Posted by on Aug 5, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, July 2014

 

… for a Mouse-ear or a Stichwort and the leaves are very arrow shaped and toothed (more…)

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Coming in to land

Posted by on Aug 4, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, Flowers, Insects, July, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Bumblebee, possibly a Buff-tail, Bombus terrestris, approaching Hypericum perforatum, St John’s-wort. (more…)

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Lone survivor

Posted by on Aug 3, 2014 in 2014, Fungi, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

Fungi, unidentified, July 2014

 

The only fungi spotted on the rides. (more…)

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Bramble feast

Posted by on Aug 2, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2014

 

A Silver-washed Fritillary on its favourite supplier of nectar, according to Lewington. (more…)

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Enter the labyrinth

Posted by on Aug 1, 2014 in 2014, July, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, July 2014

 

Looks like the work of a Labyrinth spider, Agelena labyrinthica. (more…)

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Summer breeze

Posted by on Jul 31, 2014 in 2014, General, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Tree, general, July 2014

 

Dappled sun and a draught of cool air on the edge of the south ride. (more…)

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Curious Ringlet

Posted by on Jul 30, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Ringlet, July 2014

 

Aphantopus hyperantus, which examined the gloves dropped on the ground before spending considerable time investigating the woodland floor on foot. (more…)

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Yellow for danger

Posted by on Jul 29, 2014 in 2014, Common Ragwort, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ragwort, July 23

 

Ragwort – poisonous so can be a danger to livestock. (more…)

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