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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Roe deer kid

Posted by on Jun 22, 2015 in 2015, Deer, Fauna, June, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, June 2015

 

A young Capreolus capreolus by the pond. (more…)

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Still life

Posted by on Sep 7, 2014 in 2014, August, Oak, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, August 2014

 

Acorn. (more…)

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Glistening mystery

Posted by on Sep 6, 2014 in 2014, August, Flowers, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, August 2014

 

This straggly plant appeared to be a climber but no idea what. Help appreciated! (more…)

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Floating in the air

Posted by on Sep 5, 2014 in 2014, August, Insects, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Site insect spider 1f 2014 08 27_edited-1

 

Or hanging by a thread. (more…)

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Devil’s-bit Scabious #plants

Posted by on Sep 4, 2014 in 2014, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Field Scabious, August 2014

 

Succisa pratensis, seen on the west ride. (more…)

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Still working

Posted by on Sep 3, 2014 in 2014, August, Bee, Bumblebee, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bee, August 2014

 

Hard to tell at take-off but possibly a Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, still gathering pollen. (more…)

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Bitter then sweet

Posted by on Sep 2, 2014 in 2014, August, Bittersweet, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bittersweet, August 2014

 

Once used for medicinal purposes, Bittersweet was said to taste bitter and then sweet. (more…)

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By Jiminy!

Posted by on Sep 1, 2014 in 2014, Arachnocephalus Vestitus, August, Cricket, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Cricket, provisional identification, August 2014

 

A Cricket, possibly the wingless Arachnocephalus Vestitus from the True Cricket genus Gryllidae. (more…)

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Light as …

Posted by on Aug 31, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, feather, August 2014

 

… a feather, possibly from a female pheasant. (more…)

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The view south

Posted by on Aug 30, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, field, August 2014

 

Late morning, looking from the bottom of the west ride. (more…)

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