Butterflies from a flower-rich limestone downland on a farm near #Somerset #UK - Common Blue, Small Copper, Small Heath & Meadow Brown.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife #butterfly #insect

Life of Exmoor nature writer Hope Bourne recognised with exhibition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/26/life-of-exmoor-nature-writer-hope-bourne-recognised-with-exhibition #Nationalparks #Environment #Rewilding #Wildlife #Somerset #England #Culture #UKnews #Art

Black Horehound (Ballota nigra) in a hedgerow in Wellow, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK
It's a member of the mint family, but does not smell pleasant - it smells rotten! Bees like it though.
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My #Robin friend Henry taking a bath this evening. It's still very dry, so I've been leaving a tub of water out for him. He has been missing for the past couple of days, but returned this evening.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Harebells, growing in a field near Stoney Littleton longbarrow, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Southern Oak Bush-cricket (Meconema meridionale) - this species first reached Britain in 2001 & has spread northward across Europe, probably in response to climate change.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK
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https://www.europesays.com/2345078/ Somerset hospice supporters embark on epic Iceland trek for St Margaret’s #iceland #InYourAreaCommunity #island #somerset #SomersetGuardian #WellsJournal

This family of noisy Blue Tits descends on my bird feeder several times a day, it's been wonderful watching the fledglings grow up.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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My Robin friends Little Mate, Henry & introducing Blackberry, all mid-moult. Blackberry has been hanging around Henry's territory lately & so far Henry is being quite tolerant
#Bath #Somerset #UK
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Autumn Ladies-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis), a small orchid with flowers arranged in a spiral. At Wellow, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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#StreetWeeds and #PavementPlants from Mount Road, Southdown #Bath #Somerset #UK, life persisting in one of the most extreme habitats: the human built environment. Great Willowherb, Field Madder, Yarrow and Hedge Bedstraw.
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Datura stramonium (Thorn-apple, Jimsonweed), a poisonous member of the nightshade family, used by Central American shamans. Growing in a field near #Bath #Somerset #UK, likely came from pheasant food.
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Dragonflies yesterday at Folly Farm and Lord's Wood, a few miles from #Bath #Somerset #UK - Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Willow Emerald and Common Darter
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Hoverflies on Small Teasel - Hornet Hoverfly, Lesser Hornet Hoverfly & Rhingia rostrata. All rare 20 years ago, probably spreading due to #climatechange
#Bath #Somerset #UK
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My #Robin friend Henry is trying out a new hairdo (he's moulting his head feathers at the moment).
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Two shieldbugs:
Forest Bug - nymphs feed on trees, adults often feed on caterpillars and fruits
Birch Shieldbug - usually on birches
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Highlights from a moth trap at Bath City Farm
Privet Hawkmoth
Small Elephant Hawkmoth
Lesser Swallow Prominent
Iron Prominent
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Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machimus atricapillus). This aerial acrobat is a predator of flying insects, and can easily catch an unsuspecting hoverfly.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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#FotoVorschlag - Minimalismus

Photo theme: Minimalist

The beach at Weston-super-Mare (Weston-super-Mud to everyone) at low tide. Weston has the second largest tidal range in the world with the difference between high and low tides being over 1.5 kilometres.

Insects from a recent visit to a beautiful downland site near #Bath #Somerset #UK - the micro-moth Pyrausta purpuralis, the #beetle Sermylassa halensis, Six-belted Clearwing #moth and Common Blue #butterfly
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife