oak spangle galls. These are growths found on the underside of oak leaves, caused by the larvae of tiny wasps (specifically the common spangle gall wasp, seen on my woodland walk 🍁🍂 #gallwasp #oakleaves #woodland #autumn #nature #macro

A foxy visitor to the garden to have some supper 🦊🐾#gardenwildlife #wildlifegarden #wildlife #fox #wildanimalsuk #nature

Tasty peanuts for breakfast for Mr Squirrel 🥜🐿 #gardenwildlife #wildlifegarden #wildlife #greysquirrel #Squirrel #wildanimals #nature

A little visitor to the garden 🐿 Grey squirrel #squirrel #GreySquirrel #rodent #wildanimals #wildlife #nature #gardenwildlife

Photographed this small fungi. When uploaded to PC, I found two little Springtails on it 🍄😊 #fungi #fungus #woodland #autumn #Springtails #nature #macro

Any idea on the ID of this fungi? It was growing on a tree, I didn't take note on what tree, though. It looks a bit like Hedgehog spikes #fungi #woodland #toadstool #autumn #nature

More fungi from our woodland walk. Puffballs 😳😬 #puffball #fungi #toadstool #woodland #autumn #nature

Cadlesnuff fungi, seen on my woodland walk ☘️🌱🍄‍🟫 #fungus #fungi #autumn #woodland #nature

A tiny fungi around 5-7mm, maybe a young Amethyst Deceiver, but next to it under leaf is a tiny globular Springtail, only seen when uploaded to the PC #fungi #toadstool #Springtail #autumn #nature #macro

Green Elf cup fungi seen on my woodland walk with two tiny red spider mites sitting on the top #GreenElfCup #fungi #toadstool #redspider #autumn #nature #macro

I took these photos of a Green Elf Cup Fungi (Chlorociboria aeruginascens), it was only when putting them on the PC. I noticed this tiny Chthonius ischnocheles, the first I've ever seen around 1.5-2.5mm 😬 #Chthoniusischnocheles #falsescorpion #invertebrates #arachnid #macro

We spotted this purple fungi on our woodland walk. Any idea on what it is #fungi #mushrooms #toadstool #woodland #autumn #nature

Puffball fungi seen on my woodland walk 🍄‍🟫 ☘️ #fungi #mushrooms #toadstool #woodland #autumn #nature

A Common Puffball fungi seen on my woodland walk, love this time of year, the colour of the woodland is beautiful 🍁🍂🍄‍🟫 #Puffball #fungi #woodland #autumn #nature

I think this could be Crepidotus variabilis, a tiny, kidney-shaped fungus seen on my woodland walk 🍄‍🟫☘️ #oysterlingfungi #fingi #mushrooms #autumn #woodland #nature

Even more fungi found on my woodland walk 🍄‍🟫🌿🌱 #woodland #fungi #autumn #nature

More fungi found on my lunchtime walk today 🍄‍🟫🌿🌱 #fungi #woodland #autumn #nature

Some fungi seen on my early Sunday morning walk 🍄‍🟫🌿🌱☘️ #woodland #fungus #fungi #autumnwatch #autumn #nature

Plant bug seen in my garden #plantbug #bug #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

Dolycoris baccarum, the sloe bug or hairy shieldbug seen on my walk #sloebug #Shieldbug #bug #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

7 Spot Ladybird seen on my walk 🐞 #7spotladybird #Ladybird #Beetle #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

Ribautiana sp ? leafhopper around 3-4mm, seen on my walk #leafhopper #planthoppers #truebugs #insects #Entomology #invertebrates #nature #macro

Could somebody ID this Hornet? Is it an Asian Hornet seen in my garden? It looked like it was struggling in the grass. I thought it was dying, but when I looked for it again, it had gone @georgemcgavin.bsky.social @ed-phillips.bsky.social #hornet #insects #invertebrates #Entomology

Sloe Bug or Hairy Shieldbug - Dolycoris baccarum. Seen on my woodland walk #Shieldbug #bug #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature

Two ladybirds seen on my Sunday walk today, the first a 7 Spot Ladybird and an Orange Ladybird 🐞 #Ladybirds #beetles #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

Hairy Shieldbug (Sloe Shieldbug) Dolycoris baccarum, seen on my woodland walk #sloebug #Hairyshieldbug #shieldbug #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

Red Admiral Butterfly 🦋 seen on my woodland walk #redadmiralbutterfly #Butterfly #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #wildlife

I saw what I think is a Digger Wasp on my walk this morning. ID, welcome #wasp #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro @georgemcgavin.bsky.social @ed-phillips.bsky.social

Female Robberfly seen on my walk #robberfly #fly #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature

A surprised looking fly around 3-4mm, fruitfly ? Seen on my walk #fly #flies #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

A tiny Harvestman, body around 2-3mm, I think it might be a forked palped harvestman but ID very welcome @georgemcgavin.bsky.social @britishspiders.bsky.social #havestman #arachnid #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

7 Spot Ladybird 🐞 seen on my Sunday morning walk #Ladybird #insects #beetles #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

Two of this year's fox cubs came to visit the garden this evening 🦊🐾 #foxcubs #redfox #fox #wildanimals #gardenwildlife #nature #wildlife #foxoftheday

Way back in 2002, I was Series Consultant and contributor on the ITV show "Infested". We had real trouble finding a Spitting Spider for one of the episodes. This one just trundled across my patio. What a beauty...

Ermine moth seen in my garden #erminemoth #moth #gardeninsects #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

I think this is a Dock bug nymph ? Seen on my woodland walk #dockbug #bugs #nymph #invertebrates #insects #Entomology #nature #macro

Does anyone know what these will hatch out to be? They were around 1.5mm and on a grape vine leaf #insecteggs #eggs #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro @georgemcgavin.bsky.social @ed-phillips.bsky.social

Gall Wasp seen on my garden around 1.5-2mm #gallwasp #Wasp #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

Green Shieldbug nymph seen on my woodland walk 🪲 #shieldbug #Beetle #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #wildlife #macro

Cricket Bat spider around 3-3.5mm seen on my woodland walk #Cricketbatspider #spider #arachnid #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #wildlife #macro

Wasp Spider with a leaf Hopper packed lunch #waspspider #spider #arachnid #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

Female Wasp Spider seen on my woodland walk #waspspider #spider #arachnid #invertebrates #Entomology #nature

Nursery Web Spider seen on my woodland walk 🍃🌳 #Nurserywebspider #Spider #arachnid #Entomology #invertebrates #nature #macro

A sweet little juvenile Great Tit, feasting on the peanuts 🥜 in my garden 🍃 #Greattit #gardenbirds #birds #wildbirds #gardenwildlife #nature #ornithology #wildlife

Flea Beetle 🪲 seen in my garden, around 2-2.5mm #fleabeetle #Beetle #insects #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #gardeninsects #macro

Two little fox cubs visit the garden for supper 🍃🦊🍕🍗🥚glad the one who left looked down the road before leaving #foxcubs #foxes #wildlife #wildanimals #gardenwildlife #nature

A tiny, i think mining bee feeding on lemon palm flower 🐝 #miningbee #bee #insect #Entomology #invertebrates #nature #macro

Baby Robin, not a partridge in a Pear Tree 🌳🍃 #Robin #gardenbirds #birds #wildlife #nature #ornithology

Fergal speaks the truth -the water industry is scaremongering and they they know it. Nationalisation of these failed utilities will cost us nothing. We don't owe the shareholders a brass farthing. We have already paid more than enough for their greed and stupidity.

A European Wasp munching on a mealworm dropped by a bird from a bird feeder in my garden 🐛🐝 #wasp #EuropeanWasp #insect #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro