Saturday, 4 July 2026

Twizell Woods

 A visit to Twizell Woods near to the end of last month didn’t produce any dragons or damsels but it did produce some canny insects.

Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle.

Take off.

Mating pair.

With Bumblebee and Speckled Longhorn Beetle.

With two Speckled Longhorn Beetle.

Speckled Longhorn Beetle.

In flight.


Final instar Red-legged Shieldbug.

14-spot Ladybird.

Alder Leaf Beetle.

Pollen Beetles.


Raspberry Beetle?

Common Froghopper.

Common Green Grasshopper.




Slender Groundhopper?

Tephritids Sp. of Fly.

Large Skipper Butterfly.

Yellow-barred Long-horn Moth.

Garden Grass Moth.

Wolf Spider carrying newly hatched spiderlings.

Wolf Spider with egg sack.

Spider.

Nursery Web Spider.

Sawfly.


Thursday, 2 July 2026

Harperley Nursery

 It’s great when you can sit and have a cup of coffee and scone and take pictures as well.

House Martin.




Swallow.

It looks like the Moorhen chick is saying “I wish I could do that”.











Chiffchaff.

Red Kite.



Cinnabar Moth.