Cocooned #plants #spiders

Posted by on Nov 14, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Marsh Thistle, November, Provisional identification, Spider | 0 comments

 

 

Thistle, insect, November 2015

 

Thistle seedhead, probably Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Pretty in pink #plants

Posted by on Nov 13, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, November, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, November 2015

 

The berries of the Spindle provide food for creatures including mice, birds and even foxes. (more…)

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Yellow Stagshorn #fungi

Posted by on Nov 12, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Fungi, November, Yellow Stagshorn | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Yellow Stagshorn, November 2015

 

Calocera viscosa. (more…)

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Autumn hues #plants

Posted by on Nov 11, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Field Maple, November, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, November 2015

 

Field Maple, Acer campestre. (more…)

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Black Bryony #plants

Posted by on Nov 10, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, November | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, November 2015

 

Tamus communis. (more…)

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‘Like strands of magic worked upon the air’ #spiders

Posted by on Nov 9, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Fauna, November, Spider | 0 comments

 

 

Spiders, general, November 2015

 

From ‘A Spider’s Web’ by Jonathan Platt. (more…)

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Fun guys return – the 2015 survey #fungi

Posted by on Nov 8, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Fungi, November, Trooping Funnel | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Trooping Funnel, November 2015

Trooping Funnel, Clitocybe geotropa. Picture taken November 1.

 

I’m hugely grateful to the Sussex Fungi Group who returned for a second year to survey the wood. Last year pouring rain, this year fog. (more…)

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The quiet before renewal #plants

Posted by on Nov 7, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Flowers, Marsh Thistle, November | 0 comments

 

 

Floiwers, Thistle, November 2015

 

Thistle in the clearing, probably Cirsium palustre, Marsh Thistle. (more…)

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East ride in the fog #nature

Posted by on Nov 6, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, General, November, Rides, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, east ride, November 2015

 

Looking south. (more…)

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South ride in the fog #nature

Posted by on Nov 5, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, General, November, Rides | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, south ride, November 2015

 

Looking west. (more…)

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‘How eerie with the curtain of the fog’ #nature

Posted by on Nov 4, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, General, November, Rides | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, November 2015

 

A wonderful start to November, fog, fungi and bursts of colour, this time on the south ride. (more…)

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Fox #wildlife

Posted by on Nov 3, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Fauna, Fox, October | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, October 2015

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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