Ground Elder

Posted by on Jul 20, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, Ground Elder, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ground Elder, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Looks like Aegopodium podagraria. (more…)

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Flowering Fog

Posted by on Jul 19, 2014 in 2014, Grass, July, Provisional identification, Summer, Yorkshire Fog | 0 comments

 

 

Grass, Yorkshire Fog, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Looks like Holcus lanatus, Yorkshire Fog. (more…)

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Stately plant

Posted by on Jul 17, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Provisional identification, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Marsh Thistle, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Probably Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Looks like a Longhorn

Posted by on Jul 15, 2014 in 2014, Insects, July, Longhorn, Provisional identification, Strangalia maculata, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Longhorn, July 2014

 

Possibly Strangalia maculata on brambles near the pond. (more…)

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Meadow Brown

Posted by on Jul 13, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, July, Meadow Brown, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Meadow Brown, July 2014

 

Looks like a rather dishevelled Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Nectar of life

Posted by on Jul 9, 2014 in 2014, Bramble, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Meliscaeva cinctella, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, insect, Bramble, Hover Fly, June 2014

 

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus, an important source of food for a wide variety of insects. (more…)

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Flower power

Posted by on Jul 4, 2014 in 2014, Episyrphus balteatus, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Flowers, insect, St John's Wort, Hover Fly, provisional identification,June 2014

 

Hover or flower fly, probably Episyrphus balteatus, which is common in habitats with nectar-rich flowers. (more…)

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Marsh Bedstraw

Posted by on Jul 2, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, June, Marsh Bedstraw, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, March Bedstraw, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Galium palustre. (more…)

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Field Rose

Posted by on Jul 1, 2014 in 2014, Field Rose, Flowers, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Field Rose, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Unidentified insects and what looks like a Field Rose, Rosa arvensis. (more…)

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Burdock

Posted by on Jun 19, 2014 in 2014, Burdocks, Flowers, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Burdock, June 2014

 

Either Greater, Arctium lappa or, Lesser, Arctium minus. (more…)

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A drop of Wolf’s Milk?

Posted by on Jun 6, 2014 in 2014, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Slime Mould, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

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

 

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

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Summer in the wood

Posted by on Jun 4, 2014 in 2014, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hoverfly, provisional identification, June 2014

 

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

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