Foxley Wood
Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Greater Stitchwort - Stellaria holostea
Large Bee-fly - Bombylius major
Common Dog Violet - Viola raviniana
Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula
and
the
little guys are a micro moth
The Marsh Marigold Moth - Micropterix calthella
What a perfect name. I thought I'd seen them somewhere before.
Thanks to Jim Wheeler of Norfolk Moths for the ID
Early Purple Orchid - Orchis macula
Herb Paris - Paris Quadrifolia
Although in the picture above Paris Pentifolia and there was Sexifolia on Twitter recently.
Nothing to do with Paris but the Latin par meaning pair and the symmetry of the pairs of leaves and flower parts.
Wayland Wood
Oaks just coming into leaf and flower
Hazel coppice stool
Bird Cherry - Prunus padus
Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non - scripta just beginning to unfurl.
The flowers are really flat and distinctly horizontal which caught my eye.
Lesser Celandine - Ficaria verna
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Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula
A pink shade of Wood Anemone - Anemone nemorosa
Couldn't get over the long legs and how the fly can angle them to get at the different plants of the flower.
The angled knee in the lower picture is extraordinary, particularly with the laid back stretch as well..
Two above that show how high it can project itself. A bit like a cat stretching or an old citroen safari with the air suspension.
Just managed a picture of the back legs extended. They are very quick to tuck them in when they land on something.
Large Bee-fly - Bombylius major supping on the Celandines.
Bee-fly life cycle form the Dipterists forum
Most amazing the way the females load the eggs with dirt to camouflage the eggs and make them heavier.
This allows the female to flick them into the burrows of Solitary Mining bees.
The hatched Bee-fly larva then eat the larva of the Mining bees
Water Avens - Geum rivale
Nodding avens, cure all, drooping avens, water flower, indian chocolate
Orange Ladybird - Halyzia sedecimguttata
Apparently closely associated with Ancient Woodland in the past. Likes to feed on the mildew associated with Sycamores. But it's range is increasing as it has adapted to feed on Ash.
Orange Tip
Brimstone
Comma
Holly Blue