Seven-spot Ladybird #insect

Posted by on Aug 4, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Insects, July, Ladybird, Seven-spot ladybird, Summer | 0 comments

7-spot Ladybird.

Coccinella septempunctata.

Picture taken July 17.

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Crambid Snout Moth #insect

Posted by on Jul 28, 2025 in 2025, Agriphila straminella., An English Wood Blog, Grass Moth, July, Month, Summer | 0 comments

Grass Moth.

Possibly Agriphila straminella a type of Grass Moth.

Picture taken July 17.

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Meadow Brown #insect

Posted by on Jul 20, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

Meadow Brown butterfly.

Maniola jurtina.

Picture taken July 17.

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Dark bush-cricket #insect

Posted by on Jul 11, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Cricket, Fauna, Insects, June, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, Summer | 0 comments

Dark bush-cricket.

Pholidoptera griseoaptera, I think.

Picture taken June 20.

#cricket #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insectphotography

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Ringlet #butterfly

Posted by on Jul 7, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, June, Month, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

Ringlet butterfly.

Aphantopus hyperantus.

Picture taken June 20.

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Oak bush-cricket #insect

Posted by on Jun 30, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, June, Month, Oak bush-cricket, Summer | 0 comments

Oak bush-cricket.

This Meconema thalassinum tried to hitch a ride in my car and took much gentle persuasion before it was ushered back into the wood.

Picture taken June 20.

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Marbled White #butterfly

Posted by on Jun 27, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, June, Marbled WHite, Month, Summer | 0 comments

Marbled White butterfly.

Melanargia galathea.

Picture taken June 20.

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Positively primeval #wildlife

Posted by on Jun 25, 2025 in 2025, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Common Frog, Fauna, June, Summer | 0 comments

A bit of a cheat, Frog tadpoles, Rana temporaria, in the garden pond. I hope those in the wood are also on their way to becoming froglets.

Video taken on June 6.

#frogs #frog #amphibians #amphibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

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Who’s looking at who? #wildlife

Posted by on Jun 9, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, May, Muntjac, Spring | 0 comments

Muntjac deer.

Muntjac male, Muntiacus reevesi, on the north ride.

Picture taken on May 28.

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Roe buck #wildlife

Posted by on Jun 2, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, May, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

Roe deer, male.

Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken by remote camera on May 23.

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Speckled Wood #butterfly

Posted by on May 5, 2025 in 2025, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Speckled Wood butterfly.

Pararge aegeria.

Picture taken April 27.

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Native to Asia #bird

Posted by on Apr 14, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Birds, Fauna, March, Pheasant, Spring | 0 comments

Pheasant.

Introduced to much of Europe by the Romans, the Normans possibly introduced pheasants to Britain, say The Wildlife Trusts.

Phasianus colchicus, pictured on March 31.

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