Devil’s-bit Scabious #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 31, 2018 in 2018, August, Bittersweet, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Devils-bit Scabious, August 2018

 

Succisa pratensis. (more…)

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Roe by night #wildlife

Posted by on Aug 29, 2018 in 2018, August, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Deer, Roe, August 2018

 

Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Hemp-agrimony

Posted by on Aug 27, 2018 in 2018, August, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Herb-agrimony, August 2018

 

Eupatorium cannabinum. (more…)

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Grass Bug #insects

Posted by on Aug 25, 2018 in 2018, August, Insects, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, unidentified, August 2018

 

Thanks to British Bugs who’ve provisionally identified this small insect as a grass bug, probably a Stenodema sp. (more…)

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Great Willowherb #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 23, 2018 in 2018, August, Flowers, Great Willowherb, Plants, Summer | 4 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Willowherb, August 2018

 

Epilobium hirsutum. (more…)

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Bumblebee #insects

Posted by on Aug 21, 2018 in 2018, August, Bumblebee, Summer, Unidentified | 2 comments

 

 

Bumblebee, unidentified, August 2018

 

Hard to see the banding on this one. Possibly a Buff or White-tail. (more…)

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Water Mint #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 19, 2018 in 2018, August, Flowers, Summer, Water Mint | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Water Mint, August 2018

 

Mentha aquatica. (more…)

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‘I love to see the summer beaming forth’ #nature

Posted by on Aug 17, 2018 in 2018, August, Nature, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, Trees, August 2018

 

A line by John Clare and the east ride, looking south. (more…)

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Greater Burdock #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 15, 2018 in 2018, August, Burdocks, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Burdock, August 2018

 

Arctium lappa. (more…)

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Honey Bee #bees

Posted by on Aug 13, 2018 in 2018, Apis mellifera, August, Bee, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Honey Bee, August 2018

 

Apis mellifera. (more…)

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Guelder Rose or Dogberry #trees

Posted by on Aug 11, 2018 in 2018, August, Guelder Rose, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Guelder Rose, Dogberry, August 2018

 

This tree, bordering the west ride, has less leaf damage than the one off the north ride, which doesn’t seem to have fruited. (more…)

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“To thirsty suns and parching air” #nature

Posted by on Aug 9, 2018 in 2018, August, Pond, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, Nature, August 2018

 

A line from The Thorn by William Wordsworth. (more…)

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