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Monday, 9 December 2024

Radiating

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Arthonia radiata Now that the garden has settled into its winter hibernation, I have had time to go through some of the many pictures that I...
Tuesday, 6 August 2024

Galling

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Germander Speedwell Gall Midge ( Jaapiella veronicae ) A number of the Germander Speedwell plants in the garden wear furry little caps thes...
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Saturday, 3 August 2024

Six spots

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Six-spot Burnet ( Zygaena filipendulae ) While we sat working in the office the other day, Mike suddenly said "There's something re...
Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Shield bug

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Woundwort Shield Bug ( Stagonomus venustissimus ) A wander around the garden last week netted us an unfamiliar shield bug on one of the Comm...
Saturday, 20 July 2024

Striped

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White-lipped Snail ( Cepaea hortensis ) While wandering around the garden last week, I discovered this handsome  White-lipped Snail ( Cepaea...
Wednesday, 15 November 2023

Sulphury

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Sulphur Tuft ( Hypholoma fasciculare ) Our dead whitebeam stump wears a spectacular golden cape this autumn – a mass of Sulphur Tuft ( Hypho...
Saturday, 11 November 2023

Herald

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Herald ( Scoliopteryx libatrix ) Mike trotted downstairs last night to get a "spider jar" from the kitchen. But when he returned, ...
Friday, 21 July 2023

Little brown jobs

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Yarrow Plume Moth ( Gillmeria pallidactyla ) There have been precious few insects of any sort in the garden this year. And it's not jus...
Wednesday, 31 May 2023

California dreaming

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Californian Yellow-eyed-grass ( Sisyrinchium californicum ) When we moved in, there were a few small clumps of Californian Yellow-eyed-grass...
Sunday, 28 May 2023

Very vetching

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Common Vetch ( Vicia sativa ) It's been a rather late spring on our cool, windy hill this year, but things are finally starting to reall...