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St. George's Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
In grassy field on lime
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Goldilocks Buttercup (Ranunculus auricomus)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Patch on path side at edge of wood
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Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Patch of c35 plants on slope
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Alder Leaf Beetle (Agelastica alni)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Lots of small blue-black beetles on the ground vegetation under alder trees along the riverbank.
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Great Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Seems to be very prolific this year.
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Grey Willow (Salix cinerea)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Grey not goat judging from the leaves underneath.
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Common Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
On black poplar Robusta
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Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Chiffchaff singing
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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Drumming repeatedly in tall broadleaves. No photo or recording I'm afraid
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Mezereon (Daphne mezereum)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
One of three bushes in old quarry
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Spurge-Laurel (Daphne laureola)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Small colony by the roadside W of Oswaldkirk village
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Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Purple variety - white and pale mauve also growing nearby
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Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Pale mauve variety - normal purple and white ones also growing nearby
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Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Purple variety (photo has come out too blue) - white and pale mauve also growing nearby
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Wood Anemone (Anemonoides nemorosa)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Surprised to see it in flower already
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Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
White variety - purple and pale mauve also growing nearby
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7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
On dog's mercury
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Colt's-Foot (Tussilago farfara)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Beginning to emerge along a forest track
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Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Growing beside the Holbeck
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European Toad (Bufo bufo)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
One of several emerging from hibernation into lake
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Spurge-Laurel (Daphne laureola)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
One of a small group along the footpath
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Scarlet Elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Elf cup id'd as Scarlet by Ryenats recorder last year, on rotting fallen wood.
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Purple Jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
At base of trunk of very old beech tree (that also has Ganoderma on it)
ID is provisional!
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Funnels (Genus Clitocybe)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
in a big ring maybe 20ft across, under spruce in mixed woodland. About 5in tall. Could not get a spore print (mushroom was frozen!)
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Funnels (Genus Infundibulicybe)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
possibly common (gibba) or trooping (geotropa) funnel - I don't know how to tell them apart!
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Bohemian Waxwing (European) (Bombycilla garrulus ssp. garrulus)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Sorry, no camera - but a nice flock of 25+ waxwings just S of the main road.
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Apricot Jelly (Guepinia helvelloides)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Growing on verge of forest ride in rough grass.
