Hedge Nettle or Hedge Woundwort

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

 

 

Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June 2015

 

Stachys sylvatica. (more…)

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Tree bumblebee

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

 

 

Insect, Tree bumblebee, June 2015

 

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

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Common Spotted Orchid

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

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2015

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Nymph protection

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

 

 

Insect, Froghopper, June 2015

 

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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Remote Sedge

Posted by on Jun 20, 2015 in 2015, May, Provisional identification, Remote Sedge, Sedge, Spring | 1 comment

 

 

Sedge, Remote Sedge, provisional identification, May 2015

 

Carex remota, provisional identification. (more…)

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Marsh Thistle

Posted by on Jun 19, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Marsh Thistle, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Marsh Thistle, provisional identification, May 2015

 

Cirsium palustre. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Pignut or Earthnut

Posted by on Jun 17, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, May, Pignut, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Pignut, May 2015

 

Conopodium majus. (more…)

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Germander Speedwell

Posted by on Jun 16, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Germander Speedwell, May, Spring | 0 comments

 
 

Flowers, Germander Speedwell, May 2015

 

Veronica chamaedrys. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid starts to flower

Posted by on Jun 15, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, May 2015

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Pendulous Sedge (detail)

Posted by on Jun 14, 2015 in 2015, May, Pendulous Sedge, Sedge, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Sedge, Pendulous, May 2015

 

Carex pendula. (more…)

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Last of the Early Purple Orchids

Posted by on Jun 12, 2015 in 2015, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, May 2015

 

Couldn’t see any more Orchis mascula except this declining example. (more…)

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Yellow Pimpernel

Posted by on Jun 11, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, May, Provisional identification, Spring, Yellow Pimpernel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Pimpernel, provisional identification, May 2015

 

Lysimachia nemorum, provisional identification. Could be Lysimachia nummularia – Creeping Jenny. (more…)

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