Ranworth









Variospora aurantia

On the left Variospora (Caloplaca) aurantia (Flattened lobes) and Variospora(Caloplaca) flavescens (Noticeably 3D lobes) on the right.


Bagworm moth cases on a gravestone













Dirina massiliensis f sorediata






Dirina massiliensis f sorediata

Diploicia canescens

Weevil Sp
Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)
Lichen Sp
Brassica Shield Bug (Eurydema olivacea)



Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)



Young Elm leaves (Ulmus procera)
Early Spring Epistrophe (Epistrophe elegans)
Oak (Quercus rubur)





Xanthoria parietina growing in the shade is a confusing grey green with pale yellow edges
The yellow chemical xanthorin is thought to protect the plant from UV rays.
It stops the production of the chemical when it grows in the shade.
(From Nature Spot)
