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woodsandwings.bsky.social
@woodsandwings.bsky.social
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Nature photographer, climate activist, poet, author, cat lover
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How many creatures are sheltered by this mossy stone bank, among the tree roots in this grown-out hedge? How many do the moss, ferns, ivy, leaf litter support? Structures intricate + complex. A path of life tracing through the land. #WildflowerHour
Moss covered stone bank, tree growing from it, the remnants of an old hedge, Devon
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Aubretia (Aubrieta deltoidea)
Thank you @bsbibotany.bsky.social for getting back to me so quickly on the plant IDs!!
#NewYearPlantHunt
A macro photo of a purple aubretia flower with a yellow centre. There is a blurred bright green-leaved background. A photo taken of the side of the purple aubretia flower with bright green leaves surrounding it.
January 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Some finds from 12 species discovered on an amazing #NewYearPlantHunt
Yarrow ( Achillea millefolium)
Common field speedwell (Veronica persica)
White Dead-Nettle (Lamium album)
Aubretia (Aubrieta deltoidea)
#WildflowerHour
A macro of small iris-blue common field speedwell peeking out of leaves. The white flowers of yarrow are glowing in the sun. They have white petals and yellow centres. There is a blurred grassy background Photo taken from the side of a White Dead Nettle in flower.
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
woodsandwings.bsky.social
Another early #MushroomMonday
I think this is a Wood Blewit (Lepista Nuda)
Etymology fact: Lepista is the Latin for goblet, referring to the shape of a Wood Blewit’s cap once fully grown
#fungi #Nature
A probable wood blewit rises from gnarled, dead wood against a blurry tree background. One of the trees in the background has long, trailing branches that reach into the sky. The mushroom is tinged slightly pink with a tough, white stem. A few brown beech leaves are lying beside it. There are three ladybugs sheltering on its gills, beneath the fruiting body. A probable wood blewit mushroom rises from dead wood. There are straight backed, blurry trees in the background. There are two ladybugs on the mushroom’s gills and faint spider web silk strands, with a spider dangling from the fruiting body’s edge. The mushroom is pink tinged with a tough, white stem.
December 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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chloelewis.bsky.social
World on tree stump #Dartmoor #Devon #nature
Wood sorrel, mosses and grasses on a tree stump, Dartmoor
December 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
woodsandwings.bsky.social
An early #MushroomMonday
Exidia nucleata: Crystal Brain

The Crystal brain fungus thrives in damp conditions. In dry weather, it retracts and hardens, sometimes shrinking until it is hardly visible!
A macro photo of crystal brain fungus growing on dead wood. It is translucent and gelatinous. A macro photo of crystal brain fungus. It is less zoomed in than the previous photo, and is growing on the edge of a dead branch
December 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Fairy Inkcaps Coprinellus disseminatus
: A colour changing mushroom!
Fairy Inkcaps, or Trooping Crumble Caps, distentegrate easily when touched, and don’t deliquesce like other ink cap species. However, they transform from white to grey, sometimes in a matter of a day!
#MushroomMonday #Fungi #Nature
Many ridged, grey Fairy Inkcap mushrooms protrude from a the mossy edge of a stump, stretching as far as the eye can see,and fading into blurriness at the edge of the photo. Grey fairy ink cap mushrooms with hints of orange at their tips are nestled beside a clump of moss, which is in clearer focus than the previous photo. Some are sticking out in different directions.
December 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Velvet shank: (Flammulina velutipes)
These mushrooms shine on rainy days, their orange caps slimy with water. They have elliptical spores and can survive severe cold, frosty conditions.
#Fungi #FungiFriday #Nature
A cluster of bright orange velvet shank mushrooms grow from the edge of a tree stump. They are glowing in the afternoon sunlight. Close up of a velvet shank mushroom. It is bright orange and has its surface has a syrupy quality to it
December 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Rhodocoybia butrycea: The Butter Cap

These mushrooms have hollow stems and an iconic buttery grease to their caps! #FungiFriday #Nature
A photo of a Butter Cap mushroom. It is curled slightly, exposing its beautiful ridged gills, taken on a macro lens The greasy, toffee-like top of a Butter Cap mushroom is displayed here, with a few pine needles lying across it
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Timeline of a Glistening Inkcap
(Coprinellus micaeus)
When young, this fungus is a pale colour speckled with tiny mica-like granules (first photo)
As they mature, they darken and become bell shaped (see other photos). Eventually, they will deliquesce into an inky black substance. #MushroomMonday
A macro photo of a pale, domed glistening inkcap mushroom. Tiny mica-like granules pepper its top. Some bright, green grass blades frame the picture. Macro photo of 5,blackened, mature glistening inkcap mushrooms framed by yellow and green grass. A macro photo of the ridged, black edge of a mature glistening inkcap mushroom, resting atop a blurred fungus of the same species.
December 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Candlesnuff fungus ( Xylaria Hypoxylon) or Stag’s Horn Fungus: A light in the dark
This is a fungus which is weakly bioluminescent. The phenomenon is
detectable by long exposure photographs!! #FungiFriday
Some pale grey and white candlesnuff fungus rises from a mossy background. There are some pine needles surrounding it. Its tip is pointed, split into three, resembling stag’s horns. Three grey and white, thin candlesnuff fungus fruit bodies peer out from a mossy background. There are some pine needles surrounding them.
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Some finds from Wytham Woods, on their fungi monitoring stations! There weren’t any oyster mushrooms but I did discover these:

King Alfred’s cakes (Daldinia concentrica)
Hairy stereum (Stereum hirsutum)
Thank you @wythamwoods.bsky.social for this exciting citizen science project!
#FungiFriday
A photo of a mature King Alfred’s cake fungus. It is a deep, coal-black and is cracked slightly to reveal black concentric circles inside its flesh, taken on a macro lens A photo of Hairy Stereum fungus growing on a log. They are deep orange, fading to white at their wavy tips
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The Ultimate Recycler: A #FungiFriday Special!
Jelly ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) is a saprobic fungus, and helps to decompose wood.
A macro photo of a peach jelly ear fungus with ruffled edges and tiny visible hairs
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Some purple jellydisc fungi for #FungiFriday! This small,fleshy fungus has some secret superpowers to help forests thrive:
It uses the antibiotic compound ascorynin to deter invasive fungi, helping trees to stay healthy.
It is also a saprobic fungus and helps to decompose deciduous dead wood!
Some purple jellydisc fungus are splotched against a background of a dark brown tree stump, with tendrils of pale green moss curling around them. Taken on a macro lens.
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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A three-name fungus! Its Latin name is Postia caesia and is colloquially known as the Blue Cheese Polypore and the Conifer Blueing Bracket.
A macro photo or a Cheese Polypore or Conifer Blueing bracket (Postia Caesia) clings to the bark of a tree. There are some pine needles resting on its blue-grey surface.
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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bsbibotany.bsky.social
New #GBRedList for vascular plants is published today by a team led by @bsbibotany.bsky.social with partners @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @plantlifeintl.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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A new Red List for Vascular Plants in Great Britain has just been published - the first update for twenty years 🌿

So what is a Red List, and why does it matter? What does this new report tells us about the state of Britain’s flora?
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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The underside of a milking bonnet. Its beautiful gills are essential for the production and dissemination of spores! #FungiFriday
The underside of a milking bonnet mushroom is displayed. There are many pale gills of varying lengths.
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The Sand Dragon (grasshopper)
#MacroMonday #tiny #small
A macro photo of a dark brown grasshopper crouched in sand grains. It has long antennae and a speckled white mouth. It looks like a mini dragon.
September 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#MacroMonday #tiny #small
A macro of a seven spot ladybird with a shiny black face and large white spots on its pronotum. It has a bright orange wing cases and is balancing on a red-green stalk.
September 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Stargazer lily! 🌺#Macrophotography #LearningMacro
Stargazer lily petals arc around the flower’s six slightly curled, orange pollen-coated anthers.
July 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Macro bumblebee!! #LearningMacro #Macrophotography
A zoomed in macro picture of the side of a furry bumblebee face, with a large, dome shaped, shiny black eye and a slightly blurry segmented antennae.
July 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Bumblebee investigating a penstemon
A fuzzy buff tailed bumblebee clings onto a bright pink penstemon flower, its antenna arched towards the petals, large teardrop shaped eye catching the light
July 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Ladybug hanging upside down!
A bright red ladybug with a ridged black tummy, taken on a macro lens, hangs upside down from a flower stalk, framed by purple petals.
July 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Macro bee! #LearningMacro
A macro of a bumblebee, with its red and black tongue licking the purple petals of a blurred flower. It has a fuzzy head, an orangey yellow back and big, black eyes.
July 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM