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3.2mm beetle found on car bonnet in Nature Reserve car park.

3.2mm Beetle found in Ivy covered tree.

Female.
Found on Ivy covered Sycamore in wooded area.

Scarce Chaser female 1

Large number (>30) found on Yellow Flag Iris (Iris Pseudacorus).

2.2mm Ivy Ladybird found in Ivy of Ivy covered tree.

Seen on Meadowsweet but adjacent to large patch of Skullcap.

Found on patch of Meadow Cranesbill. Near pond.

5mm beetle found resting on bark of mature Silver Birch tree covered in Ivy.
tree bark / ivy

First attempt at sphagnum ID using keys so might not be correct, photos taken with camera and microscope. Shade grown so pigments may not be fully developed.

Large number of "Gorse Mites" seen within "silken webs" on Gorse Bush.

Common stonewort (sample under microscope)