Blood-vein #moths

Posted by on Jun 21, 2016 in 2016, Blood-vein, June, Moth, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Moth, Blood-vein, June 2016

 

A first generation Timandra comae, usually a night-flying moth. (more…)

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Good for dressing cuts and wounds #plants

Posted by on Jun 20, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Hedge Woundwort, June 2016

 

Hedge Woundwort has a long history of use in herbalism. (more…)

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Cuckoo Spit #insects

Posted by on Jun 19, 2016 in 2016, Cuckoo Spit, Froghopper, Insects, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Cuckoospit, June 2016

 

The protective froth exuded by the larvae of the Froghopper, possibly Philaenus spumarius. (more…)

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Source of syrup #plants

Posted by on Jun 18, 2016 in 2016, Field Maple, June, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, June 2016

 

Field Maple sap can be made into maple syrup, says the Woodland Trust. (more…)

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A welcome re-appearance #flowers

Posted by on Jun 17, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, June 2016

 

Greater Butterfly Orchid, detail. (more…)

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Distant Skipper #butterflies

Posted by on Jun 16, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, June, Large Skipper, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Skipper, June 2016

 

Looks like a Large Skipper. (more…)

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To speed you on your way #plants

Posted by on Jun 15, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Germander Speedwell, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Germander Speedwell, June, 2016

 

Germander Speedwell, considered a good luck charm for travellers. (more…)

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Fox #wildlife

Posted by on Jun 14, 2016 in 2016, Fauna, Fox, June, Mammals, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, June 2016

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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Who you looking at? #wildlife

Posted by on Sep 4, 2015 in 2015, August, Fauna, Rabbit, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, rabbits, August 2015

 

Rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus. (more…)

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Water Mint #plants

Posted by on Sep 3, 2015 in 2015, August, Flowers, Plants, Summer, Water Mint | 0 comments

 
 

Flowers, Water Mint, August 2015

 

Mentha aquatica. (more…)

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Creeping Thistle #plants

Posted by on Sep 2, 2015 in 2015, August, Flowers, Provisional identification, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Thistle, provisonal identification, August 2015

 

Cirsium arvense. Provisional identification. (more…)

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‘O silver one, O silver one’ #plants

Posted by on Sep 1, 2015 in 2015, August, Birch, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Silver Birch, August, 2015

 

From The Silver Birch by Herbert Asquith. (more…)

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