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.
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5 comments:

  1. Citybirding6 July 2010 at 22:25

    That's a cracking patch of Orchids

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  2. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 05:48

    Nigel, the bug looks like Calocoris stysi.

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

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  3. abbey meadows7 July 2010 at 13:17

    Thanks for the comments and the id.

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  4. davidearlgray13 July 2010 at 08:06

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

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  5. abbey meadows13 July 2010 at 19:04

    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.

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