A moth I never knew existed. Marbled Clover moth, Heliothis viriplaca, resting on a thistle or nectaring on Bird's-foot Trefoil in Orwell Clunch Pit near #Cambridge today. #TeamMoth
Meadow Crane's-bill, Geranium pratense, back lit by evening sun in Coton Countryside Reserve near #Cambridge.
#WildFlowers #Botany @cambridgeppf.bsky.social
The main gate of St John's College, Cambridge dates from 1516. The supporters of the coat of arms here are yales, mythical goat-like creatures.
#AdoorableThursday
Filipendula vulgaris, Dropwort. June 2017. Probably at Jeffrey Bog. The more refined and less competitive of the two species. And to be preferred if you want one in your garden.
Since seeing your post I have looked at the distribution maps and become aware of how well Four-leaved Allseed is doing in the London area. A special pleasing category of botanising for me -- 'on the way to the shops'. Here it is with Veronica polita, Grey Field Speedwell. #botany
#plants #history #botany #art #ferns 🌱
Adiantum (many var.) - Maidenhair fern
Pleasant plant indoor & green house. They do well in a bathroom with bright but indirect sunlight. Needs regular water (more than you think) - never let them dry out.
RHS How to grow:
www.rhs.org.uk/plants/20650...
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Ed Henderson
Short dark spikes of Sainfoin in chalky turf at Orwell Clunch Pit today. Maybe this could be Peter Sell's Onobrychis viciifolia ssp. collina? 🤔
#Cambridge #Botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Rosemary Beetle 'making do' with Garden Lavender in #Cambridge today. #WildWebsWednesday #Beetles
#30DaysWild #Day17
Ian Hunt
Art Deco doorway on student accommodation Northampton Street #Cambridge with somewhere the arms of an Oxford college. Why? 🤔
Once Merton Arms pub on land once owned by that collage & where author Kingsley Amis was a regular when he taught at Cambridge university. Lucky Him! 😉
#AdoorableThursday
Stephen Spitewinter
Birds using the Stable Block at NT Wimpole today.
Male House Sparrow ruling the roost despite his size, a Pied Wagtail quietly keeping an eye on the cafe tables,
a Jackdaw skulking on the roof, and a Swallow weaving in and out of the entrance arch.
@midsandeastnt.bsky.social
#30DaysWild #Day18
