Highlights from a morning ramble with Veronica Shenston included Common Gromwell (Lithospermum officinale), Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale), masses of Cowslips (Primula veris) and four good patches of Meadow Saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata) below...
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A few invertebrates of interest were seen including the red-and-black bug Corizus hyoscyami, several Hairy Footed Flower Bees (Anthophora plumipes) and the pot beetle Cryprocephalus aureolus below...
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The distinctive larva of the oil beetle Meloe proscarabaeus was also noted... [obviously not as distinctive as I thought, as after chatting to Ben Rowson, it seems it far more likely that this is the larva of Bloody-nosed Beetle, which is associated with Cleavers]
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