Bramble flower

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Flowers, Bramble, July 2015

 

Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Marsh Bedstraw

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Flowers, Marsh-bedstraw, June 2015

 

Galium palustre, late on site as needed help with identification. (more…)

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Luxuriant pond

Posted by on Jul 12, 2015 in 2015, General, July, Pond, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, pond, July 2015

 

Superabundant flora surrounds the pond. (more…)

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The welcoming green

Posted by on Jul 11, 2015 in 2015, General, July, Summer, Trees | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, general, July 2015

 

The way into the wood, approaching from the west. (more…)

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Meadow Brown

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Butterfly, Meadow Brown, July 2015

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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From sun god to saint

Posted by on Jul 9, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, St Johns Wort, July 2015

 

St John’s Wort, first the flower of the Norse god Balder and later dedicated to St John, says Baker. (more…)

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Bambi

Posted by on Jul 8, 2015 in 2015, Deer, Fauna, July, Roe, Summer | 5 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, July 2015

 

Roe deer kid, Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Gone in a blur

Posted by on Jul 7, 2015 in 2015, Deer, Fauna, July, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

fauna, Roe Deer, July 2015

 

A good start to July as a magnificent Roe Deer buck passes swiftly through. (more…)

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Full-colour Brock

Posted by on Jul 6, 2015 in 2015, Badger, Fauna, June, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Fauna, Badger, June 2015

 

After a succession of poor night-time photos, we finally get one in the late evening daylight of a badger, Meles meles. (more…)

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‘Of splendour in the grass’

Posted by on Jul 5, 2015 in 2015, Grass, June, Provisional identification, Summer, Yorkshire Fog | 0 comments

 

 

Grass, Yorkshire Fog, provisional identification, June 2015

 

There’s an abundance of flowering grasses so a line from Wordsworth’s poem of the same name captures the fleeting moment. (more…)

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‘ … as empty spaces also become orchids …’

Posted by on Jul 4, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2015

 

From ‘Wild Orchids‘ by Colin Carpenter. (more…)

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Unique among UK butterflies

Posted by on Jul 3, 2015 in 2015, Butterflies, Insects, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, June 2015

 

Speackled Wood is the only butterfly of the British Isles that can overwinter in 2 stages, as both a larva and pupa. (more…)

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