Flower power

Posted by on Jul 4, 2014 in 2014, Episyrphus balteatus, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Flowers, insect, St John's Wort, Hover Fly, provisional identification,June 2014

 

Hover or flower fly, probably Episyrphus balteatus, which is common in habitats with nectar-rich flowers. (more…)

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Marsh Bedstraw

Posted by on Jul 2, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, June, Marsh Bedstraw, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, March Bedstraw, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Galium palustre. (more…)

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Field Rose

Posted by on Jul 1, 2014 in 2014, Field Rose, Flowers, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Field Rose, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Unidentified insects and what looks like a Field Rose, Rosa arvensis. (more…)

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Burdock

Posted by on Jun 19, 2014 in 2014, Burdocks, Flowers, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Burdock, June 2014

 

Either Greater, Arctium lappa or, Lesser, Arctium minus. (more…)

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A drop of Wolf’s Milk?

Posted by on Jun 6, 2014 in 2014, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Slime Mould, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Slime Mould, Wolf's Milk, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Could be the slime mould Wolf’s Milk, Lycogala terrestre. (more…)

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Summer in the wood

Posted by on Jun 4, 2014 in 2014, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Hoverfly, provisional identification, June 2014

 

Possibly Syrphus Vitripennis, a hoverfly, enjoying the patchy sun. (more…)

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The red and the green

Posted by on Jun 1, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, May, Provisional identification, Spring, Wood Dock | 0 comments

 
Flowers, Wood Dock, provisional identification, May 2014
 

Possibly leaf spot on Wood Dock, Rumex sanguineus. (more…)

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Green screen

Posted by on May 31, 2014 in 2014, Fern, Male Fern, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fern, unidentified, May 2014

 

Possibly Male Fern, Dryopteris filix-mas. (more…)

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Sitting on the dock in the rays

Posted by on May 21, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, Fly, May, Noon Fly, Provisional identification, Spring, Wood Dock | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, insect, Wood Dock, Noon Fly, provisional identification, May 2014

 

Looks like a Noon Fly on a Wood Dock, Rumex sanguineus. (more…)

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En route to becoming a frog

Posted by on May 2, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, April, Provisional identification, Spring, Tadpole | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, tadpole, April 2014

 

A tadpole, one of many, in an overflow pool by the pond. (more…)

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Black Morel

Posted by on Apr 26, 2014 in 2014, April, Black Morel, Fungi, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Black Morel, provisional identification, April 2014
 

Possibly Morchella elata. (more…)

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Pond skater

Posted by on Apr 25, 2014 in 2014, April, Insects, Pond Skater, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Pond Skater, April 2014

 

There are nine species of pond skater in the UK. (more…)

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