Camer Woods–1st June 2013

The bluebells at their peak, we decided on a trip to Low and High Camer Woods. These beautiful woodland are managed by the Cree Valley Community Woodlands Trust.

First Lower Camer

Interesting moss

Lovely signs

Beautiful Bluebells

Yellow Pimpernel

Rove beetle

Slow-worm

Tiny moths on plantain – Micropterix calthella

Longhorn Moth Nepatopogon sp probably swammeradella

Dor Beetle

Cranefly

Speckled Yellow moth

Along the road we then stopped for a walk at High Camer

Crab Apple blossom

Lots more Bluebells

Greater Stitchwort

Dor Beetle

Flame Carpet moth

Dor Beetle

White Bluebell

Green-veined White butterfly

Lousewort

Tiger Beetle

Beetle Poecilus versicolor I think

Hoverfly Sericomyia lappona

Bitter-vetch (Lathyrus linifolius)

Moths–May 2013

Moths from our garden in May, still not many about, I think it is going to be a bad year for them.

Water Carpet

Brown House Moth

Chestnut

Clouded Drab

Common Quaker

Common Quaker

Common Quaker

Common Quaker

Early Thorn

Early Thorn

Flame Carpet

Hebrew Character

Hebrew Character

The following were seen out and about in Dumfries and Galloway

Common Heath

Common Heath

Drinker Moth Caterpillar

Northern Eggar Caterpillar