\n\t\t\t\tSpiked Star of Bethlehem\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
Plants<\/strong><\/p>\nSoft Brome \u00a0Bromus hordeaceus<\/em><\/p>\nBlack-bindweed \u00a0Fallopia convolvulus <\/em><\/p>\nPerforate St John\u2019s-wort \u00a0Hypericum perforatum <\/em><\/p>\nHairy St John\u2019s-wort \u00a0Hypericum hirsutum <\/em><\/p>\nMusk-mallow \u00a0Malva moschata <\/em><\/p>\nWild Pansy \u00a0Viola tricolor <\/em><\/p>\nWild Mignonette \u00a0Reseda lutea <\/em><\/p>\nScarlet Pimpernel \u00a0Anagallis arvensis <\/em><\/p>\nHarsh Downy-rose \u00a0Rosa tormentosa <\/em><\/p>\nDewberry \u00a0Rubus caesius <\/em><\/p>\nAgrimony \u00a0Agrimonia eupatoria <\/em><\/p>\nCommon Restharrow \u00a0Ononis repens <\/em><\/p>\nAlsike Clover \u00a0Trifolium hybridum <\/em><\/p>\nNarrow-leaved Everlasting-pea \u00a0Lathyrus sylvestris <\/em><\/p>\nDwarf Spurge \u00a0Euphorbia exigua <\/em><\/p>\nHedgerow Crane\u2019s-bill \u00a0Geranium pyrenaicum <\/em><\/p>\nUpright Hedge-parsley \u00a0Torilis japonica<\/em><\/p>\nRough Chervil \u00a0Chaerophyllum temulum <\/em><\/p>\nHemlock \u00a0Conium maculatum <\/em><\/p>\nFool\u2019s Parsley \u00a0Aethusa cynapium <\/em><\/p>\nWild Parsnip \u00a0Pastinaca sativa <\/em><\/p>\nCommon Centaury \u00a0Centaurium erythraea <\/em><\/p>\nField Forget-me-not \u00a0Myosotis arvensis <\/em><\/p>\nSmall Toadflax \u00a0Chaenorhinum minus <\/em><\/p>\nRound-leaved Fluellen \u00a0Kickxia spuria <\/em><\/p>\nRed Bartsia \u00a0Odontites vernus <\/em><\/p>\nCommon Broomrape \u00a0Orobanche minor <\/em><\/p>\nHedge Bedstraw \u00a0Gallium mollugo <\/em><\/p>\nNodding Thistle \u00a0Carduus nutans <\/em><\/p>\nGoat\u2019s-beard \u00a0Tragopogon pratensis <\/em><\/p>\nFox-and-cubs \u00a0Pilosella aurantiaca <\/em><\/p>\nSpiked Star-of-Bethlehem \u00a0Ornithogalum pyrenaicum<\/em><\/p>\nPyramidal Orchid \u00a0Anacamptis pyramidalis <\/em><\/p>\nLichens<\/strong><\/p>\nLecanora chlarotera<\/em><\/p>\nLecidella elaeochromma<\/em><\/p>\nParmotrema perlatum<\/em> (of note, as only at low-pollution sites)<\/p>\nPhyscia aipola<\/em> (specimen with distinctly pruinose apothecia)<\/p>\nPhyscia tenella<\/em><\/p>\nPunctelia subrudecta<\/em><\/p>\nXanthoria parietina<\/em><\/p>\n\n
All of these were on branches of ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior<\/em>) within the wood.<\/p>\nInsects<\/strong><\/p>\n7-spot Ladybird<\/p>\n
Harlequin Ladybird<\/p>\n
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Large Skipper<\/p>\n
Common Blue<\/p>\n
Painted Lady<\/p>\n
Small Tortoiseshell<\/p>\n
Peacock caterpillars<\/p>\n
Comma<\/p>\n
Marbled White<\/p>\n
Meadow Brown<\/p>\n
Ringlet<\/p>\n
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A web of Spindle Ermine caterpillars<\/p>\n
Crambus lathionellus<\/em><\/p>\nChrysoteuchia culmella<\/em><\/p>\nUdea olivalis<\/em><\/p>\nNarrow-bordered 5-Spot Burnet<\/p>\n
Yellow Shell<\/p>\n
Cinnabar<\/p>\n
Large Yellow Underwing<\/p>\n
Common Wainscot<\/p>\n
Straw Dot<\/p>\n
Snout<\/p>\n
Birds<\/strong><\/p>\nWhitethroat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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