‘… in ash-tree shadows …’ #trees

 

 

Trees, Ash, August 2017

 

From ‘Ireland With Emily’ by John Betjeman (more…)

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Fighting on #trees

 

 

Trees, Guelder Rose, August 2017

 

This Guelder Rose is still fruiting despite being attacked by pests, probably the Vibernum Bettle. (more…)

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Pellucid Hoverfly #insects

 

 

Hoverfly, Pellucid Hoverfly, August 2017

 

One of Britain’s largest flies, Volucella pellucens. (more…)

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Common Knapweed #wildflowers

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, August 2017

 

With thanks to Kingfisher on Twitter who identified Centaurea nigra. (more…)

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Pollen gatherer #bees

 

 

Insects, Honey Bee, August 2017

 

Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Threadbare but flying #butterflies

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritillary, August 2017

 

Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia. (more…)

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Water Mint #wildflowers

 

 

Flowers, Water Mint, August 2017

 

Mentha aquatica. (more…)

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I hope a long life awaits … #trees

 

 

Trees, Oak, August 2017

 

A young oak that we planted in March 2014 shows above its tree guard. (more…)

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Elizabethan ruff stiffener #wildflowers

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, August 2017

 

The starch element of Lords and Ladies, Arum maculatum, was used. (more…)

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Lift off! #butterflies

 

 

Butterflies, Gatekeeper, August 2017

 

Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus. (more…)

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‘Joe Pye weed’ #wildflowers

 

 

Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, August 2017

 

A US name for Hemp Agrimony, named after a Native American medicine man who used it to treat typhus. (more…)

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Gone pickin’ #plants

Plants, Bramble, August 2017
 

First August visit and very grateful for first Blackberry crop of the year. (more…)

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