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Meadow Brown #insect

Maniola jurtina. Picture taken July 17. #meadowbrown #butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography

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Betony #wildflower

Betonica officinalis. Picture taken July 17. #wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #betony

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Field Rose #wildflower

Rosa arvensis. Picture taken June 20. #wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #rose

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Dark bush-cricket #insect

Pholidoptera griseoaptera, I think. Picture taken June 20. #cricket #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insectphotography

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Ringlet #butterfly

Aphantopus hyperantus. Picture taken June 20. #ringlet #butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography

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Named for the Baptist #wildflower

An old belief tells of the glandular dots of St John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum, oozing blood on the day the saint was executed, writes Stevens. Picture taken June 20. #wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #stjohnswort

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Oak bush-cricket #insect

This Meconema thalassinum tried to hitch a ride in my car and took much gentle persuasion before it was ushered back into the wood. Picture taken June 20. #cricket #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insectphotography #crickets 

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Marbled White #butterfly

Melanargia galathea. Picture taken June 20. #butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #marbledwhite

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Positively primeval #wildlife

A bit of a cheat, Frog tadpoles, Rana temporaria, in the garden pond. I hope those in the wood are also on their way to becoming froglets. Video taken on June 6. #frogs #frog #amphibians #amphibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

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Dogwood #tree

The first time I’ve spotted Cornus sanguinea. Picture taken June 2. #trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #dogwood

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'We smell the odour of honeysuckle' #wildflower

Lonicera periclymenum and a line from ‘Cascade’ by Robert Desnos. Picture taken on June 2. #wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #honeysuckle

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Cow Parsley #wildflower

Anthriscus sylvestris, also known as Queen Anne’s lace says the Woodland Trust. Picture taken May 28. #wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #parsley

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Take to strengthen the liver? #tree

The seventeenth English botanist and herbalist Nicholas Culpeper recommended using the leaves and bark of Field Maple, Acer campestre. Picture taken May 28. #trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #maple

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Who's looking at who? #wildlife

Muntjac male, Muntiacus reevesi, on the north ride. Picture taken on May 28. #deer #muntjac #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

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Bush Vetch #wildflower

Vicia sepium. Picture taken May 28. #wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #vetch

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Roe buck #wildlife

Capreolus capreolus. Picture taken by remote camera on May 23. #deer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

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Yellow Pimpernel #wildflower

Lysimachia nemorum. Picture taken May 8. #wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #pimpernel