A bumblebee nectaring inside a bright purple crocus flower with an orange centre, surrounded by other similar flowers and a few green leaves at the top left
On a windy day this very determined Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris made several attempts to enter the Crocus flower and finally succeeded after steadying itself on the petals 💜
#WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Bees
The lower part of a London Plane tree with its rough textured surface and some peeling bark, surrounded by carpet of emerging daffodils; there is part of an evergreen tree to the right and other leafless trees in the distance. The sky is overcast.
A London Plane tree with its rough textured surface and some peeling bark, surrounded by carpet of emerging daffodils, which will undoubtedly now be in flower; seen 2 weeks ago on an overcast day in Wimpole #Cambridgeshire
#TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
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Three pink flowers, each at the end of a long stalk, starting to unfurl on a sunny day, surrounded by green leaves and other vegetation
Pink Sorrel , Oxalis articulata, one of the early #SignsOfSpring; seen by a roadside in Cambridge this week
#PinkSorrel #UrbanPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Close-up of 3 fully open white flowers with others in bud on a lichen-covered branch, with the background softly blurred
Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, just starting to flower in our garden hedgerow this week
#SignsOfSpring #BlackthornBlossom #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Yellow flowers of Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna
Small blue flowers of Green Alkanet, Pentaglottis sempervirens
Small blue Speedwell flowers
Pale yellow Primrose flowers surrounded by brown leaf litter
Four #SignsOfSpring brightening up a roadside in Cambridge this week; Lesser Celandine, Green Alkanet, Speedwell and Primrose 💛💙
#UrbanPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
A cluster of bright yellow Marsh Marigold flowers with dark green leaves growing at the side of a small lake which has reflections of a tree beyond
A cluster of Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris, brightening up a cold and overcast day this week in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire 💛
#SignsOfSpring #MarshMarigold #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Peacock butterfly with red wings and iridescent eyespots nectaring on some Grape Hyacinth
A mainly orange coloured Comma butterfly with dark brown markings resting with its wings fully open on a dead tree trunk with some green ivy nearby
Butterflies in our garden today - a Comma, a Peacock nectaring on some Grape Hyacinth and 2 camera-shy Brimstones also fluttered by 🦋
#InsectThursday #WildWebsWednesday #Butterflies @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
In the foreground there is part of a narrow path between walls of limestone blocks. There are many small green-leaved plants and mosses growing between the rocks. On the left side, there is a taller plant with upright stems and clusters of light green flowers. In the background and in the distance, tall trees rise above the wall, including an evergreen one with dark foliage. The sky is overcast.
Below ground level in the Limestone Rock Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social there is a narrow path between walls of limestone blocks, which provide a home for Mediterranean Spurge, many delicate plants that are yet to flower and mosses growing between the rocks.
#WallsOnWednesday
The lower part of a large mature tree with a deeply ridged and furrowed bark and several thick branches extending upwards and outwards; there are some snowdrops on the ground and other mainly leafless trees beyond
For #ThickTrunkTuesday, a large mature tree with a deeply ridged and furrowed bark and several thick branches extending upwards and outwards; seen recently at a National Trust property in #Cambridgeshire
#TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday
🐞Tucked right up inside a flowerhead🍃
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors
Selection of 10 species of wildflowers in a collage: Top L/R: Lesser Celandine, Comfrey, Sweet Violet, Lesser Periwinkle, Daisy and Coltsfoot Bottom L/R: Dandelion, Stinking Hellebore, Common Field Speedwell and Primrose
#TheWinter10
From various locations in Cambridgeshire this week
Top L/R: Lesser Celandine, Comfrey, Sweet Violet, Lesser Periwinkle, Daisy and Coltsfoot
Bottom L/R: Dandelion, Stinking Hellebore, Common Field Speedwell and Primrose
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
A brown wooden sign post indicating various locations at a National Trust property in Cambridgeshire, with a metal fence and grassy area beyond and leafless trees in the distance; with an overcast sky
So much to do and see even on a recent overcast day at the National Trust's Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire #FingerpostFriday @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
A metal field gate with some decorative curled details at its top corners, attached to black posts on either side. There are dry grasses and fallen leaves at the base of the gate. In the background is a large grassy field with sheep in the distance, a large tree with sprawling branches stands prominently on the right side, while a tall evergreen tree is on the left and other trees in the distance. The sky is cloudy and overcast.
A metal field gate with some decorative details at its top corners & looking not to have been opened for a while given the dry grasses & leaves gathered around its base; seen recently on the National Trust's Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire 🐑🐑
#ThursGate #lovegates #MetalworkThursday #IronworkThursday
A 7-spot ladybird tucked away inside an upturned pale green flowerhead, with parts of its leaves on both sides and a lightly blurred draker green background
A 7-spot #ladybird that thought it was safely tucked away from prying eyes inside the flower of a Stinking Hellebore, Helleborus foetidus
#WildWebsWednesday #Ladybugs #InsectThursday #Wildflowers #Insects
The lower part of a mature beech tree with thick branches, tree hollows and bracket fungi growing near its base; surrounded by a carpet of yellow and green flowers, with a rope fence behind it on the left and a metal fence to the right and other trees beyond
A mature beech tree with thick branches, tree hollows and bracket fungi growing near its base; surrounded by a carpet of Winter Aconites and seen recently on the National Trust's Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
#TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday
An old dark grey lichen covered wall with some small mosses growing along its top edge, with a lightly blurred grassy area beyond
Seen from above, a small rounded mossy structure with some yellowish-brown oval structures pushing through, which contain spores for reproduction
Growing on the wall edge of a burial plot; it seems these #mosses may be (L-R) the common Anomalous Bristle-moss, Orthotrichum anomalum and Grey-cushioned Grimmia or Hedgehog Moss, Grimmia pulvinata, both with spore capsules visible - also a close-up of the latter, seen from above #MossMonday
Selection of 10 species of wildflowers in a collage: Top L/R: Lesser Periwinkle, Small Nettle, Dandelion, Primrose, Red Dead-nettle and Oregon Grape Bottom L/R: Winter Aconite, Stinking Hellebore, Common Chickweed and Common Field Speedwell
#TheWinter10
Top L/R: Lesser Periwinkle, Small Nettle, Dandelion, Primrose, Red Dead-nettle and Oregon Grape
Bottom L/R: Winter Aconite, Stinking Hellebore, Common Chickweed and Common Field Speedwell
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Close-up of a pale, ruffled, crust-like fungus on a decaying tree branch;. the texture appears rough and it is set against a dark, green and brown background
Close-up of pale, ruffled, Netted Crust fungus, Byssomerulius corium, on a fallen branch in Wandlebury Woods, Cambridgeshire
#Fungi #FungiFriday #FungiFriends
Thank you, hopefully there will be more in flower next time I visit
Hi Roger, I wonder if you could help ID please - there's a lot of this at Wandlebury now, mostly not yet in flower - I was expecting poss. Cow Parsley, but apps suggesting Fool's or Hedge Parsley or even Hemlock! (ladybird for scale)
