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Alison L

@alisonlock25.bsky.social
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Flora , fauna , fungi 🌺🦋🐦‍⬛🍄‍🟫

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Scarlet waxcap #fungi and a very camouflaged parrot waxcap today . The scarlet ones just look like berries on the ground from a few metres away ! #fungifriends #mushrooms
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Blackening waxcaps #fungi on a Midlothian lawn and fly agaric in a spot I found them the last two years 😀 -east central Scotland #mushrooms
Blackening waxcapsFly agaric
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Common hemp-nettle hiding under a hedge #wildflowerhour east central Scotland
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David Stevens 🇺🇦 @davidst999.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum repandum), also known as the Wood Hedgehog. Found today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian, Scotland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #Nature #Photography #OMSystems #WestLothian #Scotland
Hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum repandum), also known as the Wood  Hedgehog. Found today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian, Scotland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #Nature #Photography #OMSystems #WestLothian #Scotland
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
White dead-nettle still in flower east central Scotland #wildflowerhour
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Streak and green-brindled crescent NFY . Nice to see pine carpet and canary-shouldered thorn too . East central Scotland #teammoth
StreakGreen-brindled crescentPine carpetCanary-shouldered thorn
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Scarce bordered straw #moth ( I think!) NFG and me ! East central Scotland . Very nearly missed it , was on the ground couple feet away ! #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Navelwort , pyramidal orchid and purple milk-vetch #favouriteplant 1 , 2 and 3 😜 #wildflowerhour
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nice silver y #moth this afternoon feeding on devil’s bit scabious #wildwebswednesdsy #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Yew, elder,hawthorn and beech berries and fruits #fruits #wildflowerhour
YewElderHawthorn Beech
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Wood avens spiky seed head for #seedheads challenge #wildflowerhour
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The prettiest this morning were autumnal rustic #moth , centre-barred sallow , sallow and 2 frosted orange #moths #teammoth - east central Scotland
Autumnal rusticCentre- barred sallow Sallow Frosted orange
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
2 autumnal rustic #moths NFY and 2 similarly marked common marbled carpet #moths thus morning - east central Scotland #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Iron prominent #moth NFY and tawny speckled pug NFG - east central Scotland #teammoth
Iron prominent mothTawny speckled pug
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Udea lutealis ( pale straw pearl) #moth feeding on devil’s bit scabious this week - east central Scotland #wildwebswednesday
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of the Ear moths NFY- east central Scotland #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Treble-bar #moth , mouse #moth and an unusual silver Y #moth with a broken Y on one wing - east central Scotland #teammoth
Treble-barMouse moth Silver Y
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
One of the black and orange banded sexton burying beetles in the trap this morning covered in mites which hitch a ride from the beetle to carrion to lay their eggs - was glad hadn’t had my breakfast!🫢.. #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Eristalis intricaria ( furry drone fly ) I think on hogweed this week - #wildwebswednesday
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Centre-barred sallow , swallow prominent and canary-shouldered thorn all NFY also Shuttle shaped dart #moth , not so common in Scotland #teammoth
Centre-barred sallow Swallow prominentCanary-shouldered thornShuttle-shaped dart
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Love the soft pink shades of yarrow in among the white ones! 🩷, and mugwort for #daisyfamily challenge #wildflowerhour east central Scotland
YarrowMugwort
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I think this is the first time I’ve spotted Canestrini’s harvestman #insectthursday - an invasive species -east central Scotland @naturescot.bsky.social #insect
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Peter Brash @peterbrash.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Had a look at an urban green space in Liverpool today for @scouseflowerhouse.bsky.social Really wasn't expecting a new species! The picture-winged fly Trupanea stellata. Something like the 5th record for South Lancashire.
A small grey fly with green eyes, the wings are clear apart from a dark brown 'spider' mark near the tip.A field with wildflowers planted, the foreground is mainly green and brown with Ribwort Plantain dominating, further out the canary-coloured Corn Marigold dominates.
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Narrow- leaved ragwort appeared on the driveway this week. -,east central Scotland #wildflowerhour
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Checked a good few ragwort plants today!! And was pleased to find a couple of cinnabar #moth #caterpillars , amazing camouflage - east central Scotland #wildwebswednesday
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Garden dart #moth ( I think! ) NFG east central Scotland #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Marmalade #hoverfly party 😊 on hogweed #wildwebswednesday
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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The Barrel Jellyfish is the largest found in UK seas. They're translucent, with a huge mushroom-shaped bell & can weigh up 35kg. They can be found washed up on beaches, especially in May & June. This guy spotted off Littlehampton & photographed by Paul Parsons #NationalMarineWeek
Large pale orange Barrel jellyfish drifting underwater with a swirling school of small silvery fish around its bell.
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Lovely purple loosestrife - east central Scotland #wetlandplants #wildflowerhour
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Bruce Taylor @barrabirder.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
By-The-Wind Sailor on Traigh Eais, one of many hundreds washing ashore along with thousands of Moon Jellyfish on Barra today in a fresh westerly breeze. #beachcombing
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Pebble prominent #moth NFY this morning - east central Scotland #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Barred red #moth NFG and double lobed, clay and July high flyer NFY - east central Scotland #teammoth
Barred redDouble- lobed ClayJuly high flyer
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Compass #jellyfish on a mid wales beach couple weeks ago - be interested to see pics of others’ jellyfish findings on uk beaches this summer ! #ukbeach @britishwildlife.bsky.social #ukmarinelife
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Nymphula nitidulata - beautiful china mark #moth today ( plus another interesting by catch fly!)- east central Scotland #teammoth - the larvae of this moth are entirely aquatic
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A beautiful burnished brass #moth in trap this morning - 🤩 East central Scotland #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Sea holly in the dunes - mid wales coast this week , late for #wildflowerhour
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
My first eyebrights this year , always love to see them !- mid wales this week, late for #wildflowerhour
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Straw dot #moth NFG this morning - east central Scotland #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Some new #insects to me this past week - mid Wales on the coast - speckled bush cricket , four banded longhorn beetle , dark giant horsefly , green shieldbug @britishnatureguide.bsky.social
Speckled bush cricket Four banded longhorn beetle Dark giant horsefly Green shieldbug
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
#teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
#teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Not a rough day but a buff day ! Buff arches , buff ermine and buff-tip #moth mid wales on the coast attracted to outside lights on balcony #teammoth
Buff archesBuff ermineBuff-tip
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Highlights for past week in mid wales by the coast . No trap just left the outside lights on on the balcony of the apartment! Common emerald , small blood vein , lackey #moth , orange pine tortrix, yellow-tail , all new for me and rare in Scotland #teammoth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Help appreciated with ID of this #moth please @mothiduk.bsky.social #teammoth Aberystwyth
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Forgot to post Stachys arvensus last night (field woundwort ) near Aberystwyth and lovely navelwort #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
#invasivespeciesweek #wildflowerhour - buddleia - sometimes called the butterfly bush
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Pyramidal orchid , narrow-leaved everlasting pea , haresfoot clover and scarlet pimpernel this past week near Aberystwyth #wildflowerhour
Pyramidal orchidNarrow-leaved everlasting peaHaresfoot clover Scarlet pimpernel
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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Triangle plume #moth NFG and light emerald #moth NFY- east central Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #teammoth
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