Common Carder Bee #insects

Posted by on Jul 28, 2017 in 2017, Common Carder Bee, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Common Carder Bee, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Bombus pascuorum, provisional identification. (more…)

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Hemp-agrimony #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 27, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hemp-agrimony, July 2017

 

Eupatorium cannabinum. (more…)

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Large Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 26, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Large Skipper, July 2017

 

Ochlodes sylvanus. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Wasp or hoverfly? #insects

Posted by on Jul 25, 2017 in 2017, Insects, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, unidentified, July 2017

 

Possibly a wasp of the Crabronidae family but didn’t stop long enough to have a proper look. (more…)

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St John’s Wort #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 24, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, St John's Wort, July 2017

 

Hypericum perforatum. (more…)

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‘Then come away, come to the peaceful wood …’ #nature

Posted by on Jul 23, 2017 in 2017, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, July 2017

 

In the deep wood south of the south ride – and a line from James Weldon Johnson. (more…)

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For ‘crab’ read ‘scrobb’ #trees

Posted by on Jul 22, 2017 in 2017, Crab Apple, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, July 2017

 

The ‘crab’ in Crab Apple derives from ‘scrobb,’ the Anglo-Saxon for ‘shrub’, says Stevens. (more…)

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Ringlet #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 21, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Ringlet, July 2017

 

Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Adam and Eve, Devils and Angels #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 20, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, Lords and Ladies, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, July 2017

 

Also known as Lords and Ladies, among a cluster of common names. (more…)

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Muntjac Deer #wildlife

Posted by on Jul 19, 2017 in 2017, Deer, Fauna, July, Mammals, Muntjac, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Muntjac Deer, July 2017

 

Muntiacus reevesi. (more…)

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Roe approaching the pond #wildlife

Posted by on Jul 18, 2017 in 2017, Deer, Fauna, July, Mammals, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, July 2017

 

Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Meadowsweet #plants

Posted by on Jul 17, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, Meadowsweet, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ground Elder, July 2017

 

Filipendula ulmaria, provisional identification.. (more…)

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