Today's early morning walk. Plant spotting: Vipers Bugloss, Daisies and Common Knapweed #nature #greenspace #naturewalks

Enjoyed working in the garden today. Here’s some beauties. A poppy (self seeded), Chilean guava and oxalis #gardening #ukgardens #gardeningmakesmehappy

Those eggs on nettles I posted a few days ago are now hatching. Here’s some more recent photos #nature #ukinsects

@Abstract_Bit it may have been identified as a hoverfly larva, which seems most likely, thank you though 😊

@TanAn I think that's it! Great find, thank you. I will need to put it somewhere safe as it may have been hiding so it can become an adult. Thank you again 😊🌹

@TanAn had a look at the netted slug. Similar pale colours but a closer look at this creature suggests not a slug as it is quite dry (although not dead I don't think) and it doesn't have the two antenna.

@TanAn thinking about it more now, maybe a hoverfly larva - the type that lives on plants rather than in stagnant water and eats aphids?

@TanAn I thought that possibly but it looks so unusual. My ID book is so old it doesn't feature many mini beasts sadly.

Can anyone ID this, please? Found under a pot, it's only just under 1cm in length. I have zero idea what it could be. #nature

Cannot wait to harvest the broad beans! #growyourownfood #eatwhatyougrow

The stunning #GreatOto or #Glasswing #Butterfly flits around #SouthAmerica with almost transparent wings 🦋🎇✨💖 to protect from predators. Yet they face #extinction from #deforestation 😿 Take action #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/03/08/uncovering-secrets-of-the-glasswing-butterflys-see-through-wings/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Ladybird larvae photographed today #nature #ukinsects

@botanyone I read about this yesterday! I love the points you raised in your thread.

Adult blue shield bug in the garden today. I couldn't get a good photo as it didn't stay still long enough. Nice find as I've never seen one before #nature #ukinsects

Visited a glasshouse that was once used for growing orchids. It's now a rainforest exhibition. Despite being a small place, it was very interesting though I wish it had more to teach about rainforests. Here’s a collage of plants that I photographed there. Most of these are often found as houseplants here in the UK.

I don't think the blackbird was too impressed with sharing her bath with a house sparrow #nature #greenspace #ukbirds

Happy Wednesday everyone. I'm spending time sewing seeds and potting on in my garden (with a doctor's appointment in the middle). Here's the first peony of the year in my garden:

These roses are flowering now. I can't wait for the false orange to bloom too. I planted this rose underneath the false orange years ago and when they both flower it's so beautiful. It wasn't even planned! #gardening #ukgardens #gardeninspiration #gardeningmakesmehappy

The robin is keeping an eye on me today. I've been so lucky to have the robins nest in one of my small trees and when the chicks fledged the adults have now moved onto the opposite tree for their 2nd brood! Both parents are busy feeding now #ukbirds #robins #nature

Was lucky enough to get some free dahlia tubers from a garden in Oxfordshire. The head gardener was going to throw them away so offered them to any takers. How lovely was that? #ukgardens #gardening