Almost gone #plants

Posted by on Aug 12, 2015 in 2015, August, Flowers, Ragged Robin, Summer | 0 comments

 
 

Flowers, Ragged Robin, August 2015

 

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

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The great plains #grasses

Posted by on Aug 11, 2015 in 2015, August, General, Grass, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, east ride, August 2015

 

The luxuriant east ride. (more…)

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Wood Burdock #plants

Posted by on Aug 10, 2015 in 2015, August, Burdocks, Flowers, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wood Burdock, provisional identification, August 2015

 

Arctium nemorosum, provisional identification. (more…)

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One of the Crambinae #insects

Posted by on Aug 9, 2015 in 2015, August, Insects, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

Insects, Moths, unidentified, August 2015

 

Probably one of the grass moth family. (more…)

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A coat of many colours #butterflies

Posted by on Aug 7, 2015 in 2015, August, Butterflies, Insects, Peacock, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Peacock, August 2015

 

Peacock, Inachis io. (more…)

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Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade #plants

Posted by on Aug 6, 2015 in 2015, August, Bittersweet, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bittersweet, August 2015

 

Solanum dulcamara. (more…)

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‘To search the dwellings of the deer’ #wildlife

Posted by on Aug 5, 2015 in 2015, August, Deer, Fauna, Roe, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Site fauna roe deer 2015 08 02_edited-1

 

August is off to a good start with a Roe deer hind, Capreolus capreolus, and kid by the pond. (more…)

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‘My feet took a walk in heavenly grass’ #grasses

Posted by on Aug 1, 2015 in 2015, August, Grass, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Site grass 2015 11 07 1c_edited-1

 

From Heavenly Grass by Tennessee Williams – the wood is the domain of flowering grasses. (more…)

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Still life

Posted by on Sep 7, 2014 in 2014, August, Oak, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, August 2014

 

Acorn. (more…)

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Glistening mystery

Posted by on Sep 6, 2014 in 2014, August, Flowers, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, August 2014

 

This straggly plant appeared to be a climber but no idea what. Help appreciated! (more…)

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Floating in the air

Posted by on Sep 5, 2014 in 2014, August, Insects, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Site insect spider 1f 2014 08 27_edited-1

 

Or hanging by a thread. (more…)

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Devil’s-bit Scabious #plants

Posted by on Sep 4, 2014 in 2014, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Field Scabious, August 2014

 

Succisa pratensis, seen on the west ride. (more…)

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