Twizell Woods

 A walk around the ponds at Twizell Woods produced some canny insects. It was one of those days when there was loads to see so there are loads of images here. As I keep saying, I’m not very good at identifying these insects so please correct me if I’m wrong.

Four-spotted Chaser, the only Dragonfly we saw.

Red-legged/Forest Shieldbug.

Hairy Shieldbug.

Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle.

Black and Yellow Longhorn Beetle.

Speckled Longhorn Beetle.

Reed Beetle.

Leaf Beetle.

Alder-leaf Beetle.

A mating pair.

Soldier Beetle.

A whole host of Weevils.

Birch Catkin Bug.

Grasshopper.

Bumblebee Mimic Hoverfly.

Another Bumblebee Mimic.

Eristalis Sp. Hoverfly.

Botch-winged Hoverfly.

White-clubbed Hoverfly.

Bumblebee.

Possibly Xylota segnis.

Ptychoptera Sp. Crane Fly.

Female Scorpion Fly.

Cucumber Green Spider.

An Orb-weaver Spider.

Micro Moth.

An even smaller Micro Moth.

Buzzard.

Twizell Woods

 Around midway through last month I had a walk around Twizell Woods. Not a lot about while I was there but here is a selection of what I saw.

Leaf Beetle.

Soldier Beetle.

Large Red Damselfly.

Grasshopper.

Bee Fly.

Bumblebee.

Alder Fly.

Greenfly.

Wolf Spider.

I have never seen as many Galls on a single Oak Tree, there were dozens of them.

Forest of Dean part three

 More from our holiday in the Forest of Dean this time it’s all about the insects and if I have the identification wrong, please do not hesitate to correct me.

Male Broad-bodied Chaser.

Four-spotted Chaser.

Female Blue-tailed Damselfly.

Common Blue Damselfly.

Dor Beetle (with fly) having a meal.

We saw dozens and dozens of these Beetles both dead and alive.

Batman Hoverfly.

Bumblebee in flight.

Reed Beetle Sp.

Another Reed Beetle Sp.

A pair of Alder Leaf Beetle.

Alder Leaf Beetle about to take off.

Green Tiger Beetle.

Common Brown Click Beetle.

Leaf Beetle.

Sawfly Sp. with a Greenfly.

Solitary Wasp Sp.

Male German Scorpionfly.

Dance Fly.

Downlooker Snipefly.

Cucumber Spider.

Caterpillar hanging by a thread.