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| Bluebells, Hyacinthoides non-scripta |
On Friday I took Sue and Jackie to Angmering Estate woods for our annual Bluebell Walk. The carpets of Bluebells have patches of Wood Anemones, Lesser Celandines, Greater Stitchwort and clusters of Primroses. In the afternoon I checked out a favourite part of Rewell Wood, and found two new species: a Sulphur Tubic micro-moth and a Spurge bug. I returned yesterday but didn't find anything new.
Angmering Estate woods:
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| Wood Anemones, Anemone nemorosa |
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| Bluebells |
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| Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea |
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| Primroses, Primula vulgaris |
Rewell Wood:
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| Candlesnuff Fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon |
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| Common Earwig ♀, Forficula auricularia |
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| Hairy Shieldbug, Dolycoris baccarum |
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| Hairy Shieldbug |
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| Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis |
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| tiny unidentified leaf beetle |
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| Mining bee, Andrena species ♀ |
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| Spurge bug, Dicranocephalus medius |
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| Sulphur Tubic, Esperia sulphurella |
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| Sulphur Tubic |
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| 7-spot Ladybird, Propylea 7-punctata |
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| Ants, Formica species |
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| unidentified bee |
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| Chequered Hoverfly, Melanostoma scalare |
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| Chequered Hoverfly |
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| Chequered Hoverfly |
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| Common Drone Fly, Eristalis tenax |
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| Crab Spider, Misumena vatia |
This beautifully camouflaged spider is waiting for prey to land on the dandelion. One spider was observed to take 3 endangered butterflies of one species from a very small colony last year.
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| Ichneumon wasp, Ichneumon insidiosus |
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| tiny leaf beetle |
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| tiny leaf beetle |
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| Pleated Inkcap, Parasola plicatilis |
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| Smooth Glass Snail, Aegopinella nitidula |
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| Witch's Butter, Nostoc commune |
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