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.

Twizell Woods

 After we had been to Harperley Nursery we had a late morning early afternoon walk to the ponds in Twizell Wood in the hope of seeing my first Damselfly of the year and of course any other insects that happened to be there. As always with my identification of insects if I have anything wrong please don’t hesitate to correct me.

My first Large Red Damselfly (and the only one I saw) of the year was caught by a Spider.

Harlequin Ladybird.

A second Harlequin.

A pair of 14-spot Ladybirds.

I found quite a few 14-spot Ladybirds.

Orange-tip Butterfly.

Speckled Wood Butterfly.

Green-veined White Butterfly.

Cheilosia Sp. Hoverfly.

Portevinia maculata Hoverfly.

Syrphus Sp. Hoverfly.

Ground Beetle on a garlic flower.

Yellow Dung Fly.

Greater water-boatman or Common Backswimmer.

Crane Fly.

The remains of a Crane Fly.