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Thompson Common

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Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) coming into flower.

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Cranefly Sp?

Nephortoma appendiculata ?

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Great Brome (Bromus diandrus)

Clues to id between this and B sterilis - Larger size -the plant as a whole and the spikelets, hairier panicle stem and second spikelet from the top of the plant is on a very short pedicel, which can be seen in the image above.

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Elegant Bristle-moss (Orhtotrichum pulchellum)

The orange peristome teeth at this time of year give the id to this delicate little moss.

Although the capsules may look similar in shape & size to a Ulotta sp, it's the orange teeth that are the give away

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Even Scalewort (Radula complanata)

Both of these mosses were found on the trunk of an Alder Buckthorn (Frnagula alnus)

They were complemented by the presence of Forked Veilwort (Matzgeria furcata) & Bluish Veilwort (Metzgeria violacea)

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New Silver Birch (Betual pendula) growth on a mature trunk.

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A very nice patch of Hart's Tongue Fern (Aspelenum scolopendrum) in gorgeous spring green.

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New growth of Tufted Hair Grass (Deschamsia caespitosa)

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Water Violets (Hottonia palustris) in the foreground.

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Swathes of golden Marsh Yellow-cress (Rorippa palustris) in the pingo.

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Common Spike-rush (Eleocharis palustris)

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Marsh Yellow-cress (Rorippa palustris)

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Common Smoothcap (Atrichum undulatum)

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False Fox Sedge (Carx otrubae) or hybrid?

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Purple Moor-grass (Mollinia cerulea)

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Hoverfly Sp

Common Copperback (Ferdinandea cuprea)

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Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

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Yellow-barred Longhorn Moth (Nemophora degeerella)

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Banded Mosquito (Culiseta annulata)

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Cyperus Sedge (Carex pseudocyperus)

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Marsh Yellow-cress and True Bullrush (Schoenoplectus lacustris)stems

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Marsh Yellow-cress, True Bullrush & Reed mace (Typha latifolia)

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The very beautiful Carnation Sedge (Carex panacea)

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Downy Oat Grass (Avenula pubescens) or Meadow Oat grass (Avenula pratensis)

Either way a rather lovely distinctive grass

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A subtly purple tinged grass with tiny leaves, boat (Kyak) like leaf tips and a strong, rigid stem.

Spreading Meadow Grass (Poa humilis)

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Down in the grass a pair of mating picture wing flies.

Rivellia syngenesiae ?

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Young Tubular Water Dropwort (Oenanthe fistulosa)

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This was the strange one today.

Quite remarkable Fringed Heartwort (Ricciocarpos natans)

A Heart shaped thallus with a fringe of violet spreading scales with a finely toothed margin

protruding from beneath the lobes.

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