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Snail with a narrow shell

Snail with a narrow shell

Tiny snail with a long, narrow shell which was crossing one of the footpaths in Turner’s Field.

Snail with a narrow shell

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Damselfly caught in a web

Damselfly caught in a web

Damselfly, probably a beautiful demoiselle, caught in a spider’s web web overlooking a canal.

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Alpine primula

Alpine primula

Alpine primula growing in one of the borders in front of Bantock House.

Alpine primula

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Bellflowers

Nettle leafed bellflowers

Nettle leaved bellflowers clustering around the stem of a wild plant growing opposite the Wildside Activity Centre.

Canterbury bell flower in a garden

A Canterbury bellflower (plus small insect) seen while passing a front garden.

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Common darter on the wing

Common darter on the wing

Male common darter dragonfly patrolling its territory over one lobe of the new pool at Compton Park.

Common darter on the wing

A resting female of the same species featured as one of yesterday’s posts.

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Pink yarrow flowers

Pink yarrow

Yarrow flowering pink rather than the more normal white. Although these were in the wildflower area of Bantock Park, they may have been an escapee cultivated variety.

Pink yarrow