October

This month brings changes as autumn begins to bite.  Leaves change colour and berries and seeds ripen, while the fruiting bodies of fungi begin to appear.

Gorse Cramp Ball, Daldinia fissa, found only on burnt gorse, Spetchell 2.

Water Ragwort, Jacobaea aquatica (syn Senecio hydrophilus); a new species for the Spetchells.

Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridris form conspicua (1 of 2 seen on 01/10/2023).

Hairy shieldbug, Dolycoris baccarum.

Black-punctured Leaf Beetle, Galeruca tanaceti, mating pair.

Eggs (ootheca) of Black-punctured Leaf Beetle, Galeruca tanaceti on grass head.