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Stags and Newts

Posted on20 September 201320 September 2013Leave a comment

  Sika Stag at Arne. Surprising how confident these deer are. Even though originally from Japan they’re totally at home in the woodlands and mudflats around Poole harbour. Seem quite happy to co-exist with the native Roe Deer although I think the population is managed Read More …

CategoriesAmphibians, MammalsTagsSeptember, Sika Deer, Smooth Newt

Stinkhorns and Stumps

Posted on19 September 201319 September 2013Leave a comment

A beautiful, sunny early morning spent walking through the woodlands at Arne stopping to watch  a Spotted Flycatcher, a group of Willow Warblers and a Sika Stag when suddenly a gust of wind carrying the unmistakeable stench of a Stinkhorn stopped us in our tracks. Read More …

CategoriesFungi, InsectsTagsBlushing Wood Mushroom, Fragile Brittlegill, Lichens, September, Stinkhorn

Autumn Glory

Posted on18 September 201318 September 2013Leave a comment

Some of the more uncommon plants to be found in bloom in Dorset during September. Dorset HeathNative to the bogs and wet heaths of Dorset, Devon and Cornwall this one was found flowering on Coombe Heath. Unfortunately like most of the heathland specialists historically its Read More …

CategoriesFloraTagsAutumn Lady's Tresses, Bryony, Dorset Heath, Nettle leaved Bellflower, September, Toadflax

The Jurassic Coast

Posted on17 September 201317 September 2013Leave a comment

Highlights from a walk along the Jurassic Coast close to Langton Matravers, Dorset. The common or British Wren at a former quarry. Roe Deer I’m unsure who was the more surprised me or the deer. Although relatively common at dawn or dusk I didn’t really Read More …

CategoriesBirds, Landscapes, MammalsTagsRoe Deer, September, Swallow, Wren

Insects from Arne

Posted on16 September 201316 September 2013Leave a comment

  Raft Spider Superb spiders and the RSPB have even installed a bench next to one of the pools on Coombe Heath so you can sit back and watch them. The Raft Spider uses the surface tension of the water as a massive web and Read More …

CategoriesInsectsTagsAraneus quadratus, Raft Spider, September, Small Tortoiseshell, Southern Hawker, Speckled Wood, Wasp Spider

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