Fleabane feast

Posted by on Sep 11, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Fleabane, Flowers, Fly, Insects, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers Fleabane, September 2013

 

Pulicaria dysenterica attracts a group of unidentified flies. (more…)

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An Anglo-Saxon charm?

Posted by on Aug 31, 2013 in 2013, August, Flowers, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flower, unidentified, August 2013

 

Possibly Betony,  Stachys officinalis. (more…)

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Great Willowherb with visitor

Posted by on Aug 30, 2013 in 2013, August, Flowers, Fly, Great Willowherb, Insects, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Great Willowherb, August 2013

 

Epilobium hirsutum with unidentified fly. (more…)

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Minted?

Posted by on Aug 28, 2013 in 2013, August, Flowers, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flower, unidentified, August 2013

 

Unidentified flower, possibly a member of the mint family. (more…)

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An impressive bracket

Posted by on Aug 23, 2013 in 2013, August, Fungi, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, August 2013

 

Possibly Southern Bracket, Ganoderma australe. (more…)

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Pretty but what is it?

Posted by on Aug 21, 2013 in 2013, August, Flowers, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flower, unidentified, August, 2013

 

Flower, unknown, on west ride. (more…)

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Part II: … and the spider

Posted by on Aug 20, 2013 in 2013, August, Insects, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, August 2013

 

The flies rest on the sedge on the east ride, the spiders spin their webs on the sedge. (more…)

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Part I: The fly …

Posted by on Aug 19, 2013 in 2013, August, Fly, Insects, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, fly, unidentified, August 2013

 

Possibly a variety of Amthomyiddae resting on a sedge on the east ride. (more…)

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Afternoon of the Triffids …

Posted by on Aug 18, 2013 in 2013, August, Moss, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Moss, unidentified, August 2013

 

… or unidentified moss. (more…)

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Hairy Curtain Crust

Posted by on Aug 15, 2013 in 2013, August, Fungi, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, August 2013

 

Possibly Stereum hirsutum or another variety of Stereum. (more…)

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Grass moth?

Posted by on Aug 12, 2013 in 2013, August, Insects, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, unidentified, August 2013

 

August in the wood is a time of plentiful tall grasses and sedges on the rides and lots of insect life. (more…)

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Is this Meadowsweet?

Posted by on Aug 11, 2013 in 2013, Flowers, July, Meadowsweet, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Meadowsweet, July 2013

 

Looks like Filipendula ulmaria. (more…)

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