‘Look up!’ Porcelain Fungi (Oudemansiella mucida) amongst the Beech trees on the Quantocks. A beautiful looking fungi and one of my favourites, good to see a good crop of them this year. #quantockhills #SomersetWT #ukfungi

Our latest book #TheNatureoftheQuantocks is now winging its way to the printers for publication in March - you can still order at the pre-pub price til the end of March bit.ly/4fFPl8u

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Female Merlin hunting and catching a Snipe over the weekend at Greylake #rspbGreylake #somersetbirds #somersetWT

Fabulous #flies – a male Hairy-legged Horsefly (Hybomitra bimaculata) at Westhay Moor NNR on the Somerset Levels ... hairy eyes too Our Guide to #FliesofBritainandIreland to be published Oct 25 bit.ly/4dqQI8Z
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First pop of colour for 2025 - Scarlet Elfcup #fungi (Sarcoscypha austrIaca) are starting to appear in the woodlands #BBOWT #SomersetWT #WorcsWT #WildlifeTrusts #FrofQuantock

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Just finishing off laying out the Insects chapter for #TheNatureoftheQuantocks - Featured in the book, the Bog Ant Fly (Microdon myrmicae), a rare hoverfly on the Quantocks, is sometimes seen on bare ground by wet heathland #SomersetWT #FrofQuantock #Ecoentogeek ‪@bbowt.bsky.social‬ #BogAntFly