“Oh, I’m a slug a lowly bug who never does a thing,

Posted by on Sep 18, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Mollusc, Provisional identification, September, Slug | 0 comments

 

 

Slug, unidentified, September 2014

 

… although I’d like to ride a bike or maybe learn to sing.” (more…)

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Bittercress

Posted by on Sep 12, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, Provisional identification, September, Wavy Bittercress | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wavy Bittercress, provisional identification, September 2014

 

Looks like a member of the genus Cardamine, possibly Cardamine flexuosa, Wavy Bittercress. (more…)

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Still working

Posted by on Sep 3, 2014 in 2014, August, Bee, Bumblebee, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bee, August 2014

 

Hard to tell at take-off but possibly a Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, still gathering pollen. (more…)

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Here’s looking at you

Posted by on Aug 28, 2014 in 2014, August, Helophilus pendulus, Hover Fly, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hoverfly, August 2014

 

A cloudy late August day in the wood but still plenty to see. (more…)

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Type of Bolete

Posted by on Aug 24, 2014 in 2014, August, Fungi, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, August 2014

 

Unidentified fungi, possibly sp. Boletaceae. (more…)

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Snake Root

Posted by on Aug 21, 2014 in 2014, August, Bistort, Flowers, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bistort, provisional identification, August 2014

 

This looks like an emerging colony of Bistort, Polygonum bistortia, meaning Snake Root. (more…)

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Plain looker?

Posted by on Aug 18, 2014 in 2014, Agriphila straminella., August, Grass Moth, Insects, Moth, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Grass Moth, August 2014

 

Probably a Grass Moth, possibly Agriphila straminella. (more…)

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Conifer parasite

Posted by on Aug 16, 2014 in 2014, August, Fungi, Provisional identification, Root Rot, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Root Rot, provisional identification, August 2014

 

This looks like Root Rot, Heterobasidion annosum, on a Spruce stump. (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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Working in the heat

Posted by on Jul 28, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bee, July 2014

 

Late July visit, clouds of butterflies, loads of bees, a sea of high grass and thistle. (more…)

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A Soldier calls

Posted by on Jul 23, 2014 in 2014, Common Ragwort, Flowers, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Soldier Beetle, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Flower, Solider, Ragwort, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Common Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, with visitor. (more…)

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Ringlet

Posted by on Jul 21, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, July, Provisional identification, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Ringlet, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Not a great picture but what looks like a Ringlet was on top of a 7ft high thistle. (more…)

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