Don’t pick after Michaelmas day

Posted by on Aug 13, 2014 in 2014, August, Bramble, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, August 2014

 

Gather blackberries after September 29 and you may find the Devil has spat on them. (more…)

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After Bertha Part 2

Posted by on Aug 12, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, water, August 2014

 

Water of life. (more…)

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After Bertha Part 1

Posted by on Aug 11, 2014 in 2014, August, Spruce, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Tree, Spruce, August 2014

 

Storm casualty, one fewer Spruce to clear. (more…)

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Warm weather preferred

Posted by on Aug 10, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Meadow Brown, July 2014

 

But the Meadow Brown will even fly in dull weather, including light drizzle, so long as the temperature is sufficiently high. (more…)

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The grass sea

Posted by on Aug 9, 2014 in 2014, General, July, Rides, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Ride, north, July 2014

 

The north ride. (more…)

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That damned elusive

Posted by on Aug 8, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Summer, Yellow Pimpernel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Pimpernel, July 2014,

 

Yellow Pimpernel, Lysimachia nemorum. (more…)

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Busy Bee

Posted by on Aug 7, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Bee, Bombus terrestris, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Possibly a Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris. (more…)

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Devil’s men and women

Posted by on Aug 6, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Lords and Ladies, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, July 2014

 

or Parson in the Pulpit or Cuckoo Pint or Lords and Ladies. (more…)

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Not enough petals …

Posted by on Aug 5, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, July 2014

 

… for a Mouse-ear or a Stichwort and the leaves are very arrow shaped and toothed (more…)

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Coming in to land

Posted by on Aug 4, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, Flowers, Insects, July, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Bumblebee, possibly a Buff-tail, Bombus terrestris, approaching Hypericum perforatum, St John’s-wort. (more…)

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Lone survivor

Posted by on Aug 3, 2014 in 2014, Fungi, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

Fungi, unidentified, July 2014

 

The only fungi spotted on the rides. (more…)

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Bramble feast

Posted by on Aug 2, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2014

 

A Silver-washed Fritillary on its favourite supplier of nectar, according to Lewington. (more…)

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