Muntjac near the school playing field
Soon to be released Badger that was caught in a rabbit trap.
A short film of our "Hedgy"
Early purple orchid somewhere near latchford
Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) in the past the plants tubers were dried and made into a kind of flour called "salep" that is rich in complex carbohydrates.It was made as a drink known as "saloop" and was popular as an alternative beverage in 17th century coffee houses
Lords and ladies ( Arum maculatum)
also known as cuckoo pint (poisonous)
Bluebells in Dilley Wood
Red Campion (silene dioica) along roadside near Sacombe Green
Sexton Beetle
nicrophorus Investigator: a member of the silphidae family of burying beetles
The sensory hairs on the club antennae enable the beetle to locate rotting flesh at a great distance. Here you can see the mites it carries that hitch a lift to the next food source.
The sensory hairs on the club antennae enable the beetle to locate rotting flesh at a great distance. Here you can see the mites it carries that hitch a lift to the next food source.
Sexton beetle
I found this specimen in my moth trap
Nuthatch(Sitta europaea) at nest cavity along the old church path Thundridge
Digiscoped using an Opticron HR 80 GA ED scope fitted with a Panasonic Lumix camera and bespoke camera mount, notice the mud applied to the nest hole bottom to make the entrance smaller!
Bee on phacelia flower
Phacelia is used as a green manure
and is usually dug in when a few inches tall, however insects and especially bumble and honey bees love the nectar it produces and this patch was left to grow on my allotment for this purpose.
and is usually dug in when a few inches tall, however insects and especially bumble and honey bees love the nectar it produces and this patch was left to grow on my allotment for this purpose.
Bugle ( ajugans reptans) Plashes Wood
medicinal plant, likes damp woodland,
a member of the mint family.
a member of the mint family.
Rhopalus Subrufus
Widely distributed. This species is found mainly on low vegetation and in scrubby areas.
Great willow herb (Epilobium hirsutum) along pesthouse lane Highcross
wild clematis growing along the "bone"
Clematis vitalba known as old mans beard and travellers joy, likes chalky soil
Rabbits in the field near the paddocks
Old mans beard on a damp September morning
Caddis fly
Stump puffball
Bracket fungus
parasol mushroom
Cyclamen
swathes of lovely cyclamen, the photo was taken near the church along the pykle