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Archive images - July 2024

Cinnabar Moth larva
  Cinnabar Moth larva, Stockgrove CP, 29 July 2024. These larvae eat Ragwort, of which there is plenty near the Stockgrove cafe.





Peacock butterfly
  Peacock butterfly, Stockgrove CP, 29 July 2024.





Terrapin - Northern Slider
  Terrapin (possibly a Yellow-bellied Slider from the USA), Stockgrove Lake, 29 July 2024. These creatures were bought during the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" craze and when they got too big were released into the wild, where they can be a problem.





Thick-headed Fly - Conops quadrifasciatus
  A Thick-headed Fly (Conops quadrifasciatus) in All Saints Leighton Buzzard churchyard, 24 July 2024.





Common Mallow
  Common Mallow in flower in All Saints LB churchyard, 24 July 2024.





Comma butterfly
  Comma butterfly, Linslade Woods, 23 July 2024.





Oak
                  Bush Cricket nymph
  Female Oak Bush Cricket nymph, found in the lid of a bird-feeder, Alwins Field, 22 July 2024.





Jersey Tiger moth
  Jersey Tiger moth, Alwins Field, 19 July 2024.





Common Darter dragonfly
  Common Darter dragonfly, Alwins Field, 19 July 2024.





Broad Centurion
  Broad Centurion, a small, shiny fly, at astral Park Orchard, 18 July 2024.





Six-spot Burnet Moth
  Six-spot Burnet Moth at Astral Park Orchard, 18 July 2024.





Small
                  Skipper butterfly
  Small Skipper butterfly showing you how long his tongue (proboscis) is, Astral Park Orchard, 18 July 2024.





Common Red Soldier Beetle
  Common Red Soldier Beetle covered in pollen, Linslade Woods,
17 July 2024.





Speckled Wood butterfly
  Speckled Wood butterfly in Linslade Woods, 17 July 2024.





Mushrooms
  Mushrooms (species unknown) surprisingly found in Linslade Woods, 17 July 2024.





Greenfinch
  Greenfinch, Alwins Field, 15 July 2024.





Common Lizard
  Common Lizard, Rammamere Heath, 14 July 2024.





Nurseryweb Spider - Pisaura mirabilis
  Nurseryweb Spider (Pisaura mirabilis), Kings Wood, 14 July 2024.





White-legged Damselfly
  White-legged Damselfly, Kings Wood, 14 July 2024.





Large Skipper butterfly
  Large Skipper butterfly, Linslade Woods, 12 July 2024.





Southern Hawker
  A Southern Hawker dragonfly having emerged from its larval shell and about to take its first flight, Alwins Field, 11 July 2024.





Vapourer Moth larva
  This is a fully-grown caterpillar (larva) of a Vapourer Moth found in our hedge, Alwins Field, 10 July 2024.





Small Ermine Moth
  A Small Ermine Moth that came indoors in the night, Alwins Field,
7 July 2024. There are several species: this is most likely the Apple Ermine Moth.





House
                  Sparrow
  Male House Sparrow, Alwins Field, 5 July 2024.





Starling
  Young Starling, Alwins Field, 5 July 2024.





Mullein Moth larva
  Mullein Moth larva, Linslade Community Garden, 4 July 2024.





Hairy Shieldbug
  Hairy Shieldbug in the Linslade Community Garden, 4 July 2024.




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