Common Nettle #plants

Posted by on Jun 18, 2017 in 2017, Common Nettle, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Common Nettle, June 2017

 

Urtica dioica. (more…)

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Who’s the Daddy? #plants

Posted by on Jun 17, 2017 in 2017, Burdocks, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Greater Burdock, June 2017

 

The main leaf on this Greater Burdock was approx 68cm long and 43cm wide. (more…)

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Tree Bumblebee #bees

Posted by on Jun 16, 2017 in 2017, Bombus hypnorum, Bumblebee, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Bees, Tree Bumblebee, provisional identification, June 2017

 

Bombus hypnorum. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Ragged Robin #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 15, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, June, Ragged Robin, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ragged Robin, June 2017

 

A first June – and Summer – visit and the first Lychnis flos-cuculi are appearing on the rides. (more…)

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Roe Deer #wildlife

Posted by on Jun 14, 2017 in 2017, Deer, June, Mammals, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, June 2017

 

Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Common Inkcap #fungi

Posted by on Jun 13, 2017 in 2017, Common Inkcap, Fungi, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Common Inkcap, provisional identification, May 2017

 

Coprinopsis atramentaria, provisional identification. (more…)

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Toad: Woodpile life 5/5 #nature

Posted by on Jun 12, 2017 in 2017, Amphibians, Common Toad, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Toad, May 2017

 

Bufo bufo. (more…)

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‘Embrace with joy the changing seasons’ #nature

Posted by on Jun 11, 2017 in 2017, May, Pendulous Sedge, Sedge, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Pendulous Sedge, May 2017

 

From ‘Advice from a Tree’ by Ilan Shamir. (more…)

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Snail: woodpile life (4/5) #nature

Posted by on Jun 10, 2017 in 2017, May, Mollusc, Snail, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Snail, unidentified, May 2017

 

Possibly White-lipped Snail, Cepaea hortensis, or Brown-lipped Snail, Cepaea nemoralis. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 9, 2017 in 2017, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, May 2017

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Fungus: woodpile life (3/5) #nature

Posted by on Jun 8, 2017 in 2017, Fungi, May, Spring, Stereum rameale | 0 comments

 

 

Fungus, unidentified, May 2017

 

Stereum rameale. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Under attack #trees

Posted by on Jun 7, 2017 in 2017, Guelder Rose, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Trees. Dogberry, May 2017

 

The Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus, was being seriously defoliated by lavae which I assume are Vibernum Beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni, or similar. (more…)

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