Abbey Meadows

Abbey Meadows

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Borough woods



Chicken of the woods


Lots of these on Nettles


Dryads saddle



Orchids in the paddocks below High house wood

I have been walking locally through the Borough and High house woods. Lots of butterflies on the wing with Ringlets and Speckled wood. I have also had these species in the garden this week. Dry weather means a lack of fungi but plenty of the above species in the woods. At Abbey woods this morning there was a family party of Bullfinches.

5 comments:

Citybirding said...

That's a cracking patch of Orchids

Anonymous said...

Nigel, the bug looks like Calocoris stysi.

I`m in agreement, it`s just too dry.

abbey meadows said...

Thanks for the comments and the id.

davidearlgray said...

Looks like more hybrid orchids due to there size!
Bet it was on a former industrial site?

abbey meadows said...

Thanks Dave...unusually the orchids found here are only Common spotted and Common Twayblade. The field is a paddock next to ancient woodland well away from the coalfield area so I'm not sure of their origin.