Half a dozen or so of us set out on a dull and occasionally rainy day to see what the woods had to offer. We saw relatively few of the expected species, probably due to the weather, so no green tiger beetles or speckled yellow moths. Most of the species we saw had roots so couldn't get away from the weather but we saw a few micro-moths, one macro-moth, a common toad, and some palmate newts. Despite visiting the bridge over the stream, there were none of the damselflies or dragonflies we would normally have seen. Some of the better photos are below, but they are not very good thanks to the lack of light. (That's my excuse anyway!)
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| Common Marble micromoth - Celypha lacunana |
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Tormentil - Potentilla erecta One of two species of yellow flower that we saw,
the other was yellow pimpernel |
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| One of several sedges, probably common yellow-sedge, but I'm no expert. |
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| Palmate newt - Lissotriton helveticus clearly showing why he's called that. |
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| Probably a fragment of a blackbird's egg |
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| Male Scorpion fly showing his scorpion-like tail, probably Panorpa communis |
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| Small-barred long-horn micromoth - Adela croesella clearly showing his long horns |
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Common Carpet moth - Epirrhoe alternata that I chased into the grass.
Note that the term 'carpet' doesn't mean that it's a threat to your floor coverings,
but I'm not sure why they are called that.
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