Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social. Found well into the autumn, often on Ivy flowers or at its breeding habitat of rot holes & cavities in trees.
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Speckled Wood butterfly in #Bath #Somerset #UK. These butterflies are often still around in October and will persist until we get a cold spell.
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Not great phone photo of a green woodpecker in my garden. Only the second time I've seen one and not seen in the garden before. #ukwildlife

Deathcap (Amanita phalloides) at the foot of an oak in Engine Wood, Combe Hay on the outskirts of #Bath #Somerset #UK Probably the most poisonous #mushroom in the world - although slugs seem to like eating them!
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More highlights from the moth trap at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social this week: Light Emerald, (Northern) Deep-brown Dart, White Point and Black Rustic.
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A few highlights from the moth trap at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social this week: Large Ranunculus, Barred Sallow, Cypress Pug and November Moth.
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The report of my extensive surveys of invertebrates at Tucking Mill near #Bath #Somerset #UK is now published on Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396358494_Invertebrate_Surveys_of_Tucking_Mill_2017-2025
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