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Left hand side from top: peacocks, small tortoiseshells, comma
Right hand side: orange-tip, speckled wood, brimstone, small tortoiseshell, holly blue

Left hand side from top: peacocks, small tortoiseshells, comma Right hand side: orange-tip, speckled wood, brimstone, small tortoiseshell, holly blue

#TitliTuesday blessed to see so many beautiful #butterflies whilst I've had time off work; peacock, orange-tip, small tortoiseshell, speckled wood, brimstone, holly blue & comma. Only the green veined white refused to stop for a photo. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire & #SouthCumbria

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Fabulous champion trees on the Sizergh Castle estate, from multiple trunked, to holey trees, and a huge wide one that spans a wide wall. Love seeing them before they are covered in leaves

Fabulous champion trees on the Sizergh Castle estate, from multiple trunked, to holey trees, and a huge wide one that spans a wide wall. Love seeing them before they are covered in leaves

#ThickTrunkTuesday from #SizerghCastleNT estate last Wednesday. Such an amazing area for champion #trees, straight from the car park! @nationaltrust.org.uk #SouthCumbria #vitaminN

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Beautiful front of Goldilocks buttercups with their dainty leaves

Beautiful front of Goldilocks buttercups with their dainty leaves

A sepal shot of Goldilocks buttercups

A sepal shot of Goldilocks buttercups

#Wildflowerhour #WoodlandPlants & #SundayYellow combined with the delightfully named Goldilocks buttercups seem for the 1st time in #SouthCumbria this week. So pretty! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #bloomscrolling

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Clockwise from top middle; wood anemone, herb Paris, devils tongue fern, primroses, lesser celendine, barren strawberry, native daffodils, violets,  my 1st ever Goldilocks buttercups all surrounding native bluebells

Clockwise from top middle; wood anemone, herb Paris, devils tongue fern, primroses, lesser celendine, barren strawberry, native daffodils, violets, my 1st ever Goldilocks buttercups all surrounding native bluebells

#Wildflowerhour #WoodlandPlants from #SouthCumbria last Wednesday; wood anemone, herb Paris, devils tongue fern, primroses, lesser celendine, barren strawberry, native daffodils, violets, bluebells, my 1st ever Goldilocks buttercups. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN

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Lots of 7 spot ladybirds around at the moment including bramble leaves hosting 3! All surrounding a 14 spot

Lots of 7 spot ladybirds around at the moment including bramble leaves hosting 3! All surrounding a 14 spot

#InsectThursday #Ladybirds from 3 counties from the last week, #Lancashire, #NorthYorkshire & #SouthCumbria, lots of 7 spots and a lovely 14 spot Cumbrian one from yesterday. #pollinators

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A 7 spot ladybird, two small tortoiseshell (underwing on the left) and peacock bottom right

A 7 spot ladybird, two small tortoiseshell (underwing on the left) and peacock bottom right

#InsectThursday with blackthorn fans from the last week, #ladybirds, #butterflies including small tortoiseshell & peacock. Thank goodness it weathered last weekends storm! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #SouthCumbria #vitaminN

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Gorgeous gorse, bluebells, huge trees, native daffodils, Sizergh Castle, a bee-fly, brimstone & peacock butterfly, champion trees, lesser celendine, sheep, Goldilocks buttercup and a feeding small tortoiseshell butterfly

Gorgeous gorse, bluebells, huge trees, native daffodils, Sizergh Castle, a bee-fly, brimstone & peacock butterfly, champion trees, lesser celendine, sheep, Goldilocks buttercup and a feeding small tortoiseshell butterfly

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Wonderful wander with @pammcinnes.bsky.social on the #SizerghCastleNT estate, finally got a brimstone photo & bee-fly, plus my 1st every Goldilocks buttercup! @thephotohour.bsky.social #vitaminN #SouthCumbria @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Top: underwing shot of a small tortoiseshell feeding on blackthorn
Middle; think female brimstone due to paper colour?
Bottom; perfect peacock

Top: underwing shot of a small tortoiseshell feeding on blackthorn Middle; think female brimstone due to paper colour? Bottom; perfect peacock

It's a #butterfly day! 😍🤩🎉🦋 Super day exploring #SouthCumbria with @pammcinnes.bsky.social , FINALLY getting a brimstone photo, though it was tough with the peacock sentries chasing them off! & small tortoiseshell feeding on blackthorn, also seen 1st green veined white @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Tulips starting to bloom with a lovely view of the castle

Tulips starting to bloom with a lovely view of the castle

#TulipTuesday Tulips with a fine view! On the terrace at #SizerghCastleNT A beautiful rich coral colour, with plenty more just about to burst. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN #SouthCumbria @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Huge trees on the Sizergh Castle estate.

Huge trees on the Sizergh Castle estate.

#ThickTrunkTuesday from #SizerghCastleNT estate on Sunday. So many champion trees that will soon be clothed in lime green. #trees #vitaminN #SouthCumbria @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Inquisitive sheep, Lakeland farm scenes, scarlet elf cups, champion trees, bluebells, native daffodils, turkey tails, tulips in front of the castle, lambs and violets

Inquisitive sheep, Lakeland farm scenes, scarlet elf cups, champion trees, bluebells, native daffodils, turkey tails, tulips in front of the castle, lambs and violets

#JoinMeOnMyWalk with a lovely wander at #SizerghCastleNT yesterday. Sadly too overcast to see the brimstones, but great to see bluebells, violets and tulips brightening the floors, plus cute lambs & the sound of woodpecker. @thephotohour.bsky.social #SouthCumbria #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Top King Alfred's burnt cakes! Middle a pretty scarlet elf cup, bottom vibrant stripes on turkey tails

Top King Alfred's burnt cakes! Middle a pretty scarlet elf cup, bottom vibrant stripes on turkey tails

#MushroomMonday from the weekend with King Alfred's burnt cakes, a pretty scarlet elf cup, and lovely colours on turkey tails. #SouthCumbria #mushrooms #fungi #vitaminN

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Beautiful native daffodils, smaller and more gently coloured than garden varieties

Beautiful native daffodils, smaller and more gently coloured than garden varieties

#Wildflowerhour #StoryPlants
'When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze'
By Wordsworth inspired on 1st seeing them on a walk with his sister @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #SouthCumbria

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Native bluebells in a South Cumbria ancient woodland today

Native bluebells in a South Cumbria ancient woodland today

#Wildflowerhour #StoryPlants #SouthCumbria today.The flowers are said to be fairy bells which ring to summon fairies & pixies to their secret gatherings. Humans cannot hear these bells- if they do it means they have crossed into the fairy world. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Such a champion tree, hollow on the inside yet still alive!

Such a champion tree, hollow on the inside yet still alive!

#ThickTrunkTuesday and a #Throwback to the weekend before last and my favourite grand tree at #SizerghCastleNT Hoping it's survived another year! #SouthCumbria #trees

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Frogspawn in a pond at the weekend

Frogspawn in a pond at the weekend

#WildWebsWednesday with a beautiful sight at the weekend, blue skies reflected in a pond full of frog spawn. Hoping it stays safe with lots of 🐸 #frogspawn #vitaminN #SouthCumbria

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All of these huge trees are just a few of the huge champion trees up around Sizergh. I wonder what tales they could tell!

All of these huge trees are just a few of the huge champion trees up around Sizergh. I wonder what tales they could tell!

#ThickTrunkTuesday from my Saturday #SizerghCastleNT estate walk, so many champion trees, all still going strong. @nationaltrust.org.uk #trees #SouthCumbria #vitaminN

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Top row; thin walled maze polypores with a delicate blue/grey stripe, brittle cinder fungus, turkey tails, 
Bottom row; bright scarlet elf cups and frilly turkey tails

Top row; thin walled maze polypores with a delicate blue/grey stripe, brittle cinder fungus, turkey tails, Bottom row; bright scarlet elf cups and frilly turkey tails

#MushroomMonday With super finds in a different wood this weekend; thin walled maze polypores, brittle cinder fungus, turkey tails, scarlet elf cups. #Fungi #mushrooms #vitaminN #SouthCumbria

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From top left ; old man's beard seeds, native daffodils,1st violets of the year (dog & sweet?) cute lambs, primroses, lesser celendine, blackthorn blossom, barren strawberry & really pleased to see green hellebore, thought I'd miss them this year

From top left ; old man's beard seeds, native daffodils,1st violets of the year (dog & sweet?) cute lambs, primroses, lesser celendine, blackthorn blossom, barren strawberry & really pleased to see green hellebore, thought I'd miss them this year

#Wildflowerhour #SignsOfSpring from a visit to #SouthCumbria yesterday, old mans beard seeds, native daffodils,1st violets of the year (dog & sweet?) cute lambs, primroses, lesser celendine, blackthorn blossom, barren strawberry & green hellebore @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Native daffodils enjoying a sunny spot yesterday

Native daffodils enjoying a sunny spot yesterday

#SundayYellow from yesterday and glorious native wild daffodils glowing in the sunshine in a #SouthCumbria wood. Definitely golden #SignsOfSpring @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers

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Two views of the same ladybird🐞

Two views of the same ladybird🐞

#InsectThursday So good to see this cute #ladybird wandering up a hellebore at #SizerghCastleNT last weekend. Had it popped round the other side it would have had an umbrella! 🤣 #SouthCumbria #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Beautiful busy bees

Beautiful busy bees

#WildWebsWednesday with beautiful #bees at #SizerghCastleNT last Sunday enjoying stinking helleborine! #SouthCumbria #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk

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A heart shaped scarlet elf cup, huge oak trees, drifts of snowdrops, turkey tails, underside of a double snowdrop, rain covered  willow catkins and my favourite tree

A heart shaped scarlet elf cup, huge oak trees, drifts of snowdrops, turkey tails, underside of a double snowdrop, rain covered willow catkins and my favourite tree

#JoinMeOnMyWalk at #SizerghCastleNT estate yesterday, timed miraculously as we stayed dry and enjoyed a new path taking us to fabulous oak trees, fungi and snowdrops. @photohour.bsky.social #SouthCumbria #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Beautiful pink tinged willow catkins holding raindrops

Beautiful pink tinged willow catkins holding raindrops

#MacroMonday with fabulously coloured willow catkins at #SizerghCastleNT yesterday complete with #raindrops. @macrohour.bsky.social #vitaminN #SouthCumbria

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Top row; underside gill shot of velvet shanks, an undercooked King Arthurs cake, scarlet elf cups, 
Middle row; velvet shanks and turkey tails 
Bottom; scarlet elf cups, King Arthurs cake with it's burnt effect and dehydrated wood ear

Top row; underside gill shot of velvet shanks, an undercooked King Arthurs cake, scarlet elf cups, Middle row; velvet shanks and turkey tails Bottom; scarlet elf cups, King Arthurs cake with it's burnt effect and dehydrated wood ear

#MushroomMonday with finds from the weekend; velvet shanks above & below, King Arthur's cakes, raw and cooked! Scarlet elf cups, turkey tails & wood ear. #Mushrooms #fungi #Lancashire & #SouthCumbria #vitaminN

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Vivid pink Japanese pink cherry blossom in the formal gardens at Sizergh Castle yesterday

Vivid pink Japanese pink cherry blossom in the formal gardens at Sizergh Castle yesterday

#MagentaMonday with fabulous cherry blossom at #SizerghCastleNT yesterday. #bloomscrolling #vitaminN #SouthCumbria

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Left strip; winter aconite & dogs mercury
Middle strip; comfrey & winter heliotrope Right strip; more comfrey & stinking helleborine attracting bees

Left strip; winter aconite & dogs mercury Middle strip; comfrey & winter heliotrope Right strip; more comfrey & stinking helleborine attracting bees

#WildflowerHour #TheWinter10 part 2 today in #SouthCumbria; winter aconite, comfrey, stinking helleborine attracting #bees & dogs mercury , then the last winter heliotrope flower in #Lancashire 2/2 @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN

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A huge many limbed tree

A huge many limbed tree

#ThickTrunkTuesday with a huge #tree from #SizerghCastleNT estate, so lovely with item many branches it's fenced in for safety 🤣 #SouthCumbria @nationaltrust.org.uk

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A huge ancient tree with amazing bark

A huge ancient tree with amazing bark

#ThickTrunkTuesday with a huge #tree from #SizerghCastleNT estate from last Sunday. @nationaltrust.org.uk #SouthCumbria

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A huge tree spanning a dry stone wall

A huge tree spanning a dry stone wall

#ThickTrunkTuesday with a huge #tree from #SizerghCastleNT estate spanning the dry stone wall. #SouthCumbria @nationaltrust.org.uk

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