Wood mouse

Looks like this wood mouse has taken a liking to the xmas wreath material which we had left in the garage

The Wrinkled Peaches of Standlake Common - 13th Nov

This site with it's abundance of diseased Elm appears to be a hotspot for a nationally scarce and highly attractive mushroom. Seven specimens were located this afternoon (per PL / EU).

Wrinkled Peach (Rhodotus palmatus)

Velvet Shank

Trooping Crumblecap

Glistening Inkcap

A delightful morning at Warburg Reserve. Marks the arrival of Siskins and Lesser Redpolls - 7th November 2021

Siskin

Lesser Redpoll

Marsh Tit

Bullfinch - female

Bullfinch - male

 

Autumn Fungi of Highmoor Common Wood Pt 4 - 22nd Oct

The mystic woods are really coming into their own now, but one of these mushrooms is a spoof! Can you spot it?

Uber-scarce young Violet Webcap
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Bitter Beech Bolette

Death Cap

Saffron Puffball

Fly Agaric (sans faeries or gnomes)

Emergent Magpie Inkcap

Autumn Fungi of Highmoor Common Wood Pt 3 - 17th Oct

Alternative IDs are welcome if any of these are incorrect

Sulphur Knight
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Stump Fairy Helmet

Saffrondrop Bonnet

Mica Cap

Butter Cap

Autumn Fungi of Highmoor Common Wood Pt 2 - 10th Oct

 

Russet Toughshank
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Lilac Bonnet

Sulphur Tuft

Magpie Inkcap

Common Cavalier

Autumn Fungi of Highmoor Common Wood - 6th Oct

For the next six weeks or so they will be out in all weathers, not just when the sun shines.

They always "show well", are never "elusive" and don't fly off just before you get there.

What is there not to like?

Lilac Bonnet
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Golden-haired Inkcap

Deer Shield

Winter Fungus

Common Funnel

Shillingford Willow Emeralds - 15th Sep

Willow Emerald Damselfly (male)

Willow Emeralds (tandem pair)

Willow Emeralds (tandem pair)

Radley Lakes 8th September

 1 Wasp Spider, a different individual from the August one.

Wasp Spider

Wasp Dinner

Otmoor Brown Hairstreak - 24th Aug

 

Female Brown Hairstreak (all images)

Radley Lakes 20th August

 

Wasp Spider

Wasp Spider

Aston Rowant Reserve 15th August 2021. The morning began misty and overcast but brightened up by mid-morning.

The Chiltern Gentian one of our rarest
wildflowers growing in the meadow at Bald Hill (which in my case is very appropriate)

The Silver Spotted Skipper Butterfly one of our rarest
butterflies.

The beautiful Dusky Sallow Moth.

Standlake - 28 July

 

Roe Deer (c) Stephen Burch

Wytham 16th July

Dark Green Fritillary

Dark Green Fritillary

 

Otmoor: 9th July

 

Emperor Moth caterpillar 

RSPB Ottmoor

Common Lizard