Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis



Large Bitter Cress - Cardamine amara



Crane Fly - Tipula oleracea















Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris



Marsh Valerian - Valeriana dioica





Moss capsules ?



Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia





Black bog rush - Schoenus nigerians





Holly - Ilex aquifolium



New growth on the gorse.- Ulex europeus





Field Horsetail - Equisetum arvense









Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus







Wood Sage - Teucrium scorodonia



Common Butterwort - Pinguicula vulgaris




Tawny Mining Bee - Andrena fulva
Delightful orange furred bee.

Tag CloudViburnum, Rowan, Bee, CraneFly, CuckooFlower, Gorse, LargeBitterCress, MarshMarigold, Moss, BlackBogRush, MarshValerian, WoodSage, FieldHorsetail

A lone Silver Birch - Betual pendula

Woodlark - Lullula arborea singing high overhead.

They couldn't have a better Latin name: the heathland resounds with Lullula when they are singing.















Gorse - Ulex europeus



A juicy green caterpillar sunning itself on the gorse. spp?








Fresh young Silver Birch leaves.



Lots of dew laden funnels about this morning.





Super little bristly brown spiders. Spp???




Lots of Linnets - Linaria cannabina singing.



Chiffchaffs singing in profusion.

Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Tag CloudLandscape, Gorse, SilverBirch, Spider, FieldRecording

Gorse - Ulex europeus





Western Gorse - Ulex gall

Flowers later in the year than one in flower at the moment.







Ling - Calluna vulgaris

Tag CloudLandscape, Gorse, WesternGorse, Ling

Gorse - Ulex europeus



+ Weevil Spp?



Ants spp in the sunshine.







Gorse - Ulex europeus



Those first spider spp? hatching in the sunshine

Tag CloudGorse, Spider

Gorse - Ulex europaeus



Roe Deer - Capreolus capreolus








Silver Birch - Betula pendula

Tag CloudGorse, Landscape, RoeDeer, SilverBirch