Female Orange Tip #butterflies

Posted by on May 19, 2017 in 2017, Bush Vetch, Butterflies, Flowers, May, Orange Tip, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Orange Tip, May 2017

 

Anthocharis cardamines feeding, possibly on Bush Vetch, Vicia sepium. (more…)

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Named after St Mark’s day

Posted by on May 14, 2017 in 2017, April, Insects, Spring, St Mark's Fly | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, St Mark's Fly, April 2017

 

St Mark’s Fly, which appears around St Mark’s Day, April 25. (more…)

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Green-veined White #butterflies

Posted by on May 12, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Green-veined White, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Site butterfly, Green-veined White, April 2017

 

Pieris napi. (more…)

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Cardinal Beetle #insects

Posted by on May 8, 2017 in 2017, April, Cardinal Beetle, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Cardinal Beetle, April 2017

 

Pyrochroa serraticornis. (more…)

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Speckled Wood on wood #butterflies

Posted by on May 3, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, April 2017

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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Fading fast #wildflowers

Posted by on May 2, 2017 in 2017, April, Birds, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primrose, April 2017

 

The Primroses may be coming to an end but a lovely feature of the latest visit was members of the Small Woods Association identifying at least two Nightingales singing. (more…)

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Green Longhorn #moths

Posted by on Apr 30, 2017 in 2017, Adela reaumurella, April, Green Longhorn, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Green Longhorn, April 2017

 

With many thanks to Richard Jones for his help. Check out the Bugman Jones site. (more…)

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Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by on Apr 20, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, April 2017

 

Pararge aegeria on the north ride. (more…)

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Bee Fly and Primrose #insects #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 13, 2017 in 2017, April, Bee Fly, Bombylius major, Fly, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Flowers, Bee Fly, Primroses, April 2017

 

Bombylius major and Primula vulgaris. (more…)

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Orange Tip #butterflies

Posted by on Apr 7, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Orange Tip, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, April 2017

 

A first Anthocharis cardamines of the year. (more…)

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Roe Deer by night #wildlife

Posted by on Apr 5, 2017 in 2017, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, March, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Deer, Roe Deer, March 2017

 

Capreolus capreolus hind. (more…)

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Frog #amphibians

Posted by on Apr 4, 2017 in 2017, Amphibians, Common Frog, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Frog, March 2017

 

Rana temporaria. (more…)

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