Glistening inkcaps, Barley Field

Glistening inkcaps, Barley Field

There haven’t been many fungi this spring, and by far the commonest mushrooms have been glistening inkcaps. This was the last cluster I saw, growing in the shelter of the hedge at the side of the Barley Field.

Common carder bee feeding

Common carder bee feeding

This common carder bee was a very busy bee, managing only a little pollen from each alkanet flower so hurrying from one to another.

Common carder bee feeding

Cuckoo flowers, flowering

Cuckoo flowers, flowering

I’m noticing more cuckoo flowers as I walk around this year. These were in the Barley Field, and growing in shallow water at the edge of Old Nursery Pond.