Stagshorn #fungi

Posted by on Sep 13, 2017 in 2017, August, Fungi, Summer, Yellow Stagshorn | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Yellow Stagshorn, August 2017

 

Probably immature, Calocera viscosa, Yellow Stagshorn. (more…)

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Brown-lipped Snail #snails

Posted by on Sep 12, 2017 in 2017, August, Brown-lipped snail, Mollusc, Provisional identification, Snail, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, Brown-lipped Snail, August 2017

 

Cepaea nemoralis, provisional identification. (more…)

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‘There is an evening coming in across the fields …’ #nature

Posted by on Sep 11, 2017 in 2017, August, General, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, trees, August 2017

 

‘Going‘ by Philip Larkin and the view leaving the copse. (more…)

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Autumnal #trees

Posted by on Sep 10, 2017 in 2017, August, Hawthorn, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, August 2017

 

Autumn arrived early in the wood, with plenty of berries and fungi. (more…)

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Dog Vomit or Scrambled Egg #slime mould

Posted by on Sep 9, 2017 in 2017, August, Fulgia septica, Slime Mould, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Slime Mould, Dog Vomit, August 2017

 

Fuligo septica. (more…)

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Guelder rose #trees

Posted by on Sep 8, 2017 in 2017, August, Guelder Rose, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Guelder Rose, August 2017

 

Viburnum opulus. (more…)

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‘The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose’ #nature

Posted by on Sep 7, 2017 in 2017, August, Rides, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, track, August 2017

 

From ‘Song of the Open Road‘ by Walt Whitman. (more…)

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Bane of fleas #plants

Posted by on Sep 6, 2017 in 2017, August, Fleabane, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Fleabane, August 2017

 

Fleabane’s name derives from its smoke, if burned, driving away fleas and other insects, says Botanical. (more…)

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The largest Ash in the wood #trees

Posted by on Sep 5, 2017 in 2017, Ash, August, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, August 2017

 

Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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Common Funnel #fungi

Posted by on Sep 4, 2017 in 2017, August, Common Funnel, Fungi, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Common Funnel, August 2017

 

Clitocybe gibba, provisional identification. (more…)

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Devil’s-bit Scabious #wildflowers

Posted by on Sep 3, 2017 in 2017, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Devil's-bit scabious, August 2017

 

Succisa pratensis. (more…)

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Sulphur Tuft #fungi

Posted by on Sep 2, 2017 in 2017, August, Fungi, Provisional identification, Sulphur Tuft, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Sulphur Tuft, August 2017

 

While most varieties of butterfly seem to have disappeared earlier, large numbers and species of fungi are appearing sooner in the year than I have seen before. (more…)

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