Bluebottle ( Lucilla sp )



( Tachinid sp ) In the region of Epicampocera succincta )



Eyebright (Euphrasia sp )



Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )







Hoverfly ( Volucella inanis )

Thanks again to James Emerson @NorwichBirder for help in identification of the above insects.



Marsh Thistle ( Cirsium palustre )

















Wild Angelica ( Angelica sylvestris )

Tag CloudBluebottle, Tachinida, Eyebright, GrassOfParnassus, Hoverfly, MarshThistle, Angelica

Pantaloon Bee ( Dasypoda hirtipes )

The amount of pollen masks the large tawny pollen hairs on the hind leg.



Patchwork Leaf-cutter bee ( Megachile centuncularis )

The only medium sized bee to have pollen collecting hairs under the body.

Thanks for help with identification and information from James Emerson @Norwichbirder










Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )




Upright Hedge Parsley ( Torilis japonica )











Common Fleabane ( Pulicaria dysenterica ) & Hoverfly ( Spaerophoria sp )







Wild Angelica ( Angelica sylvestris )







Meadowsweet ( Filipendula ulmaria )

Tag CloudGrassOfParnassus, Fleabane, Hoverfly, Bee, Sward

Meadow Thistle ( Cirsium dissectum )









White Robin ( Lychnis flos-cuculi )



















Black Bryony - female flowers ( Dioscorea communis )

Tag CloudRaggedRobin, BlackBryony, MeadowThistle

Meadow Thistle (Cirsium dissectum )



Green Veined White ( Pieris napi )





Marsh Orchid

Tag CloudMeadowThistle, MarshOrchid, GreenVeinedWhite

The old and the new. Fresh reed growth back by the old.



Brooklime - Veronica beccabunga, plump and delicious awaiting blooms.







Alder - Alnus glutinosa








Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis







Fly?



Large Bitter Cress - Cardamine amara







Goat Willow - Salix caprea



Rush?







Marsh Valerian - Valeriana dioica

These are male plants with stamens and anthers

Marsh Valerian from WildFlowerFinder.org

Tag CloudWillow, MarshValerian, CuckooFlower, Alder, Brooklime, LargeBitterCress