Natural composition

Posted by on Jun 14, 2014 in 2014, General, June, Mollusc, Snail, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, unidentified, June 2014

 

Seen off the west ride. (more…)

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Hedge Woundwort

Posted by on Jun 13, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June 2014

 

Stachys sylvatica. (more…)

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Plethora of spiders

Posted by on Jun 12, 2014 in 2014, June, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, June 2014

 

The cleared area around the felled Spruce was noticeable for the huge number of what appeared to be ground spiders. (more…)

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Elegantly ragged

Posted by on Jun 11, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, June, Ragged Robin, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ragged Robin, June 2014

 

Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi. (more…)

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‘no jewel hold a candle to the cuckoo spit’

Posted by on Jun 10, 2014 in 2014, Cuckoo Spit, Froghopper, Insects, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, froghopper, cuckoo spit, June 2014

 

A line from “Hour” by Carol Ann Duffy. (more…)

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Lone ranger

Posted by on Jun 9, 2014 in 2014, Butterflies, June, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, June 2014

 

Speckled Wood, the only butterfly species we saw roving the wood on our latest visit. (more…)

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Four years on

Posted by on Jun 8, 2014 in 2014, Crack Willow, June, Pond, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crack Willow, June 2014

 

A Crack Willow, Salix fragilis, at the north end of the pond. (more…)

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The deep wood

Posted by on Jun 7, 2014 in 2014, General, June, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, June 2014

 

Among the trees. (more…)

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A drop of Wolf’s Milk?

Posted by on Jun 6, 2014 in 2014, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Slime Mould, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Slime Mould, Wolf's Milk, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Could be the slime mould Wolf’s Milk, Lycogala terrestre. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid

Posted by on Jun 5, 2014 in 2014, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2014

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Summer in the wood

Posted by on Jun 4, 2014 in 2014, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hoverfly, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Possibly Syrphus Vitripennis, a hoverfly, enjoying the patchy sun. (more…)

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Branching Oyster

Posted by on Sep 4, 2013 in 2013, August, Branching Oyster, Fungi, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Fungi, Common Funnel, August 2013

 

Pleurotus cornucopiae. (more…)

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