The Wood Transformed

[Broch]

I was in the wood on Sunday and there were just a few bluebells out (the wood is on a north facing slope so a little behind warmer woods). I was down there again today setting small mammal traps for a survey and this is what I found!



I also found a much rarer wild white bluebell (this wood is a long way from any gardens and only contains the true British Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus))



And I stumbled upon this little fella; a Red Velvet Mite - I believe it's Trombidium holosericeum. It's about 5mm long and totally harmless

 

[John Fenna]

Sweet!

 

[Fadcode]

Sweet!

Sweet sure is.......looks like one of those Haribo thingys

 

[Wander]

In the local woods the ramsons are already in flower and elder flowers can be seen in the hedgerows.
Seems a little too early to me.

 

[Tony]

Loads of bluebells out around here, it's beautiful! It's a great time of year.

 

[Paul_B]

There's a wood above Pooley Bridge that's got loads of those red mites on the trees as you head up to the iron age fort on the top of the hill. I'm used to the tiny red mites I used to see in summer on walls and paintwork of my house as a kid. This one puts a lot larger than I thought mites like that get to. Obviously different species, different sizes but I thought most mites were smaller.

 

[Sundowner]

Lovely, like it!!!