The UK’s largest species of fritillary #butterflies #insects

Posted by on Jul 11, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Silver-washed Fritilliary, July 2017

 

Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia, on Brambles, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Effective against ghosts and evil spirits #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 10, 2017 in 2017, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, St John's Wort, July 2017

 

St John’s Wort, also known as ‘scaredevil”, says Baker. (more…)

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Straw Dot #moths

Posted by on Jul 9, 2017 in 2017, Insects, July, Moth, Provisional identification, Rivula sericealis, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Moths, Straw Dot, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Probably Rivula sericealis, which has a wing-span of 18-22mm. (more…)

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Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 8, 2017 in 2017, Bittersweet, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bittersweet, July 2017

 

Solanum dulcamara. (more…)

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Meadow Brown

Posted by on Jul 7, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Meadow Brown, July 2017

 

Maniola jurtina. (more…)

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Silk tent #spiders

Posted by on Jul 6, 2017 in 2017, July, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, July 2017

 

Possibly the web of a nursery web spider. (more…)

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Centaury #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 5, 2017 in 2017, Common Centaury, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Centaury, July 2017

 

Centaurium erythraea. (more…)

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Red Admiral #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 4, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Insects, July, Red Admiral, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Red Admiral, July 2017

 

Vanessa atalanta sunning itself on the ashes of a fire. (more…)

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A summer’s evening #nature

Posted by on Aug 9, 2016 in 2016, General, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Wood, general, July 2016

 

Leaving the copse, looking north-west. (more…)

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Stalked #frogs #insects

Posted by on Aug 8, 2016 in 2016, Amphibians, Common Frog, Fly, Insects, July, Phaonia pallida, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Frog, July 2016

 

A tiny frog, Rana temporaria, which could have fitted on a 50p coin, apparently eyeing a fly, possibly Phaonia pallida. (more…)

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Red-tailed bumblebee #bees

Posted by on Aug 7, 2016 in 2016, Bombus lapidarius, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Red-tailed Bumblebee, provisional identification, July 2016

 

Bombus lapidarius, provisional identification. (more…)

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Seed pod #plants

Posted by on Aug 6, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, July, Meadow Vetchling, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Meadow Vetchling, July 2016

 

The shiny black pods of Meadow Vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis. (more…)

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