Nature Group Visits 2022/3

Below are an assortment of images taken by members when out with our ‘Nature’ group
The group is run By Ray Shorthouse and David Myles, and aims to encourage members to get out and about as a group to enjoy the practice of nature photography..
So far this year we have visited, Nothycote Nature Reserve, Whixhall Moss; Painswick and Grafton Woods.
The first outing in 2023 was to Warrens Hall Nature reserve nearD udley.
Below is a selection of images captured by members whilst on these trips.
(This page will be under continual development)

Click on any image in the galleries below to view as a ‘slide’ gallery.

Images from Pipers Wood October 2022

Bob Tunstall

Common Puff Ball

Gymnopilus sp

Sulphur Tuft

John Holt.

Common Inkcap on decayed Branch

Woodland Fungi

Puff Balls formation

John Moore

hyphaloma s

macrolepiota rhacodes

macrolepiota rhacodes

mycena s

Images by Robert Tunstall at Grafton Woods>

Common Blue on Thistle Head

Meadow Brown

Images by Dinah Jayes at Whixhall Moss

White legged damsel fly

satin moth

female broad bodied chaser

grasshopper

Cucumber spider

Images by Ray Shorthouse at Grafton woods and Painswick

wood white

oak moss lichen

funnel spider

0ak bush cricket

Images by John Moore at Northycote, Whixhall and Grafton.

Bracket Fungus at Northycote

Common Blue on Common Fleabane at Grafton

Moss (SP) at Whixhall

Southern Hawker at Grafton

Images from Van Greaves at Whixhall, Painswick and Grafton.

Male Chalkhill Blue

Male Brimstone on Bettany

Southern Hawker in Flight

Brown Hairstreak (male)

Male Silver Studded Blue eb

Images from David Myles at Grafton Woods

Brown Argus

Brown Hairstreak

Image by David Myles at Warrens Hall (Bumblehole canals). May 2023

Images by John Moore at Warrens Hall, May 2023

Warrens Hall-1

Warrens Hall-2

Warrens Hall-3

Images by Mike Edwards at Warrens Hall, May 2023