by Steve | May 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 12 May, 2024 Swifts nesting in the eaves! Mike Averill fitted a swift nesting box (complete with camera) on the side of his house in 2022. Very quickly, to his surprise, a pair of Swifts were keen to occupy it. There was even an attempt...
by Steve | Apr 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 20 April, 2024 Adalia decempunctata (10-spot Ladybird) Dave Barnett spotted this pretty ladybird on an Acer palmatum leaf in his garden and managed to photograph it. It is Adalia decempunctata (10-spot Ladybird) which has three colour...
by Steve | Mar 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 20 April 2024 Adalia decempunctata (10-spot Ladybird) Ever watchful Susan Limbrey writes: “I was watching a Holly Blue butterfly by the house, when I saw this female Common Lizard, plus a juvenile which I couldn’t get a good photo...
by Steve | Mar 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 20 April, 2024 Adalia decempunctata (10-spot Ladybird) Dave Barnett spotted this pretty ladybird on an Acer palmatum leaf in his garden and managed to photograph it. It is Adalia decempunctata (10-spot Ladybird) which has three colour...
by Steve | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 4 March 2024 Juniper haircap – Polytrichum juniperinum Shoots of the acrocarpous moss Polytrichum juniperinum Juniper haircap showing the small terminal “flowers” of the male plant at the shoot ends. Found as a pioneer moss on acidic heathy...