Common stork’s bill at a field margin this week , east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

I’ve seen large-flowered hemp-nettle ( galeopsis speciosa) before at this vegetable field margin but never this late in the year ! East central Scotland #wildflowerhour

Temps dipped to below 5 deg last night so was delighted to find a December #moth NFG and mottled umber on the shed near the trap ( trap was empty!) east central Scotland #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Yellow brain , scarlet waxcaps and parrot #waxcap #fungi today - east central Scotland #mushroommonday #fungifriends

Harebell just clinging on , fox-and-cubs , yarrow and red dead-nettle this week for #wildflowerhour

Crimped gill #fungi on fallen birch branch in the woods today #fungifriends #fungifriday east central Scotland

Just one chestnut #moth this morning 8/11/25! , but spotted this great diving #beetle crawling from under the shed when I checked the trap before bed! -east central Scotland #teammoth @naturescot.bsky.social #insects

Only a winter #moth and a mottled umber #moth this morning despite such mild conditions but mottled umber new to garden so well pleased ! -east central Scotland #teammoth

Willow jelly #fungus /amber jelly ( exidia recisa) I think - east central Scotland . #fungi #fungifriday

Gravestone aggregation of Firebugs in Wivenhoe New Cemetery today, a welcome splash of colour in the absence of the customary waxcaps...

Just a solitary yellow line Quaker in the trap last night - east central Scotland #teammoth

White dead-nettle , one of the very few #wildflowers seen this week ! #wildflowerhour - east central Scotland

The buds keep blooming on the spear thistle in the garden despite the frost one day this week! 💜 #wildflowerhour east central Scotland

Scarlet #waxcap #fungi , golden spindles and earthtongue in the grasslands/lawns locally - east central Scotland #fungifriday @naturescot.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Conical brittlestem #fungi I think , reddish brown caps which dry beige or grey beige #fungifriday - east central Scotland

I think this might be a type of coral #fungi - this past week #wildfungihour 😀 Co. Down NI

Bush vetch , red valerian , ivy flowers and fumitory - Co. Down coast this past week #wildflowerhour

The first December Moth from our S.Yorkshire garden last night. #teammoth

Found a stunning moth this afternoon whilst walking a bit of the coast path at Mullion, Cornwall. It’s a Crimson Speckled Footman (Utetheisa pulchella). First time we’ve seen one in the UK #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

Another bud bloomed 😊 on the spear thistle #wildflowerhour

Harebells found sheltering under a yew tree in local cemetery- east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

Field pansy in the local pumpkin patch field - east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

Delighted to find a couple of pink waxcaps this week in a church yard . Also scarlet #waxcap , persistent waxcap (I think ) and parrot #waxcaps - east central Scotland

Yellow staghorn #fungus brightening the forest floor #fungi #fungifriday

Dark-sword grass #moth was new to garden this morning 😊! 17/10/25 . Also had angle shades , ss dart x2 , r-g carpet , spruce x2 , streak , chestnut , autumnal moth and y-l Quaker . Just waiting for that M du J though ! East central Scotland #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

This morning I revisited the site where I found the Date Waxcaps (Hygrocybe spadicea) to take a better look and get more photos. There are more than I thought - they're well camouflaged - perhaps a dozen, some still just emerging brown bumps. Still buzzing from the find. 😍💚 #fungi @sewbrec.org.uk

Found these two side by side on shed wall this morning . Green-brindled crescent #moth and ..? pretty shaky on micros ! Also angle shades , brick , BS knotx2 , chestnut x2 , autumnal moth #teammoth east central Scotland

Lovely sweet chestnut tree for #thicktrunktuesday

14/10/25 a nice selection again here - 16/12 including large wainscot , grey pine carpet , gb crescent , silver y and I think a winter #moth (nfg) . Still holding out for a merveille du jour 😊… east central Scotland #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Just spotted a red sword-grass #moth on the house wall as I went out with the torch to check the trap ! A large snail on the wall caught my eye first then spotted this ! Well chuffed nfg😊. East central Scotland #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Only two #moths this morning even though conditions were much the same as previous night 🤷‍♀️- chestnut and streak - east central Scotland #teammoth

Not sure I’ve come across a green cellar #slug before which I believe this is ..? - east central Scotland #nature @scotwildlife.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social

13/8 this mild Misty morning 12/10/25 Feathered thorn #moth was nfg this morning also not seen a shuttle-shaped dart or garden carpet x2 for a while ! Also chestnut , spruce carpet , BS knot and red and yellow line quakers east central Scotland. #teammoth

Delighted to meet an angle shades #moth for the first time this morning ! Also in the trap was a black rustic , a November moth (nfg) , r-g carpet , the satellite and autumnal moth east central Scotland #teammoth

This spear thistle in the garden just burst into bloom today! Waiting to see if the other buds manage to aswell before weather turns colder - east central Scotland #wildflower #wildflowerhour

Honesty and borage , familiar garden escapees still colourfully flowering this week -east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

Narrow-leaved ragwort , not one I see too often about here - east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

Scarlet caterpillarclub #fungi in the lawn today ! Amethyst deceivers 💜, yellow fieldcap and some bonnets on woodland walk - east central Scotland #ukfungusday

Enchanting little earthball #fungi unsure if scaly or leopard ..? East central Scotland #fungifriday #ukfungusday @britishmyology.bsky.social

Wonderful waxcap season underway again! 🤩 parrot , slimy, blackening and snowy #waxcaps in the garden or at the park - east central Scotland #fungifriday #ukfungusday #fungi @britishmyology.bsky.social

Only second snout #moth I’ve had in the trap this summer/autumn so far #teammoth east central Scotland 30/9/25 @savebutterflies.bsky.social

autumnal #moth ( according to app) new to garden to light this morning just outside the trap . Or could it be a small autumnal #moth ? East central Scotland 30/9/25 #teammoth #mothmatters @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Wish I’d stumbled on these fly agarics a few days ago ! Bit passed their prime but still quite a sight! #mushroommonday #fungi #fungifriends #ukfungusday

Common and bush vetch - east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

One of the last flowering wood avens at the edge of the woods yesterday and a white form of pink purslane - east central Scotland #wildflowerhour

Shaggy scalycaps #fungi #mushrooms #autumn @naturescot.bsky.social - east central Scotland

Gorgeous 2nd green brindled crescent #moth of the year and a lovely pine carpet #moth also in garden this morning - east central Scotland #teammoth @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Chestnut #moth was new to garden in this mornings trap - east central Scotland. #teammoth

Pink barred sallow and silver Y #moth this morning to light 25/9/25 east central Scotland #teammoth #leptember @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Delighted to finally come across a comma #butterfly yesterday in the early autumn sun 🤩, nectaring on some creeping thistle -east central Scotland #wildwebswednesday #leptember @savebutterflies.bsky.social