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| Solitary bee |
To day I was escaping the house as we were having a new boiler fitted and could not settle. The sun was shining so a good opportunity to look for insects.
I started of in Kirk Lane park, walking along the foot ball pitch, then back into Nunroyd. Even though the sun was out the wind was very cold so headed to the old car park at the back of the council yard. What with the high walls it can be a sun trap.
Have found out this week there once were green houses in this area were the council used to grow bedding plants for the gardens.
I think Cross Spider young
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| Small White |
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| Smooth Sow-thistle - Sonchus oleraceus |
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| 7 Spot Ladybird |
Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale)
( Found on dirt lane and old car park)
Hedge Mustard is a tall plant with small, yellow flowers atop tough stems. It likes disturbed ground and grows in hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
Loved by caterpillars, Hedge Mustard grows in hedgerows, on roadside verges and waste ground, and at field edges - anywhere the ground has been disturbed. Small, yellow flowers appear from May to October on tangled, wiry stems.
Hedge Mustard grows in a loose, candelabra-like shape. The leaves at the bottom of Hedge Mustard plants grow in a rosette shape, while those further up the stem are narrower. The flowers are small and yellow and grow at the tip of tough stems
Did you know?
The Ancient Greeks believed that Hedge Mustard was an antidote to all poisons. Nowadays, its edible leaves and seeds are used in salads in Europe, but it's White Mustard and Black Mustard that tend to be cultivated to make popular condiments from their seeds.
The Leyland cypress, Cupressus × leylandii, often referred to simply as leylandii, is a fast-growing coniferous evergreen tree much used in horticulture, primarily for hedges and screens. Even on sites of relatively poor culture, plants have been known to grow to heights of 15 metres (49 ft) in 16 years. Their rapid, thick growth means they are sometimes used to achieve privacy, but such use can result in disputes with neighbours whose own property becomes overshadowed.The tree is a hybrid, almost always sterile, and propagated mainly from cuttings.
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| Small white on flowering Holly tree |
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| Thrush |
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| Hawthorn, common (Crataegus monogyna) |
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| Moorhen nesting on pond |
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| Flowering hedge/ Nr Old car park |
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| Flowering hedge/ Nr Old car park |
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| Leaves |
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| Hedge/ Nr Old car park |
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| Flowering hedge/ Nr Old car park |
Geranium pusillum
2019* (NEW)
(need better photos, think its the same flower I found at Scargill)
The Old Car Park, can stay warm and the large council wall keeps the wind out. Not far from the pond it is a good spot to see the first of the Damselflies.
I thought I had recorded this plant before, but can not find it on my Park list or even my wildflower list !!
Bugloss (Anchusa arvensis)
2019* Park (NEW)
Toad Rush - Juncus bufonius
2019*(NEW)
Toad Rush and Fern-grass
Fern-grass - Catapodium rigidum
2019* (NEW)
Harlequin, Ladybird larvae .
FOX-AND-CUBS
[Orange Hawkweed]
Pilosella aurantiaca
Rubus
Rubus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with 250–700 species. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus.
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| Bush Fuchsia |
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| Mallard |
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| Grass cutting |
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| Yellow Flag |
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| Mrs Swan on nest. |
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