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Hover or Flower Fly

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 29, 2015 in 2015, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

Looked more yellow than orange-banded so possibly Syrphus vitripennis. (more…)

Ragged by name

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 28, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, June, Ragged Robin, Summer | 0 comments

Ragged Robin – its common name is probably simply due to it being a red flowered plant with deeply divided ‘ragged’ petals, suggests Stevens. (more…)

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Home is a tree guard

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 27, 2015 in 2015, June, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

Unidentified Arachnid. (more…)

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Hedge Nettle or Hedge Woundwort

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 26, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June, Summer | 0 comments

Stachys sylvatica. (more…)

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Tree bumblebee

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 25, 2015 in 2015, Bombus hypnorum, Bumblebee, Flowers, Insects, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 0 comments

Bombus hypnorum on Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 24, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Nymph protection

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 23, 2015 in 2015, Cuckoo Spit, Flowers, Froghopper, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 2 comments

First June visit and while the rides are dominated by Common Spotted Orchid, Creeping Buttercup and Ragged Robin it’s Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre, many more than 2m tall, that rule the clearing. (more…)

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Roe deer kid

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 22, 2015 in 2015, Deer, Fauna, June, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

A young Capreolus capreolus by the pond. (more…)

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Thanks to everyone who helped identify new species in the wood

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 21, 2015 in 2015, General, May, Spring | 0 comments

The species list for 2014 is now up-to-date and shows that more than 40 new species have been recorded, from butterflies to badgers, sedges to skippers. (more…)