The Magpie's Hoard

Sheffield from Sky Edge [Flickr]

2012-01-27T03:24:29-08:00

Roger B. posted a photo:

The centre of Sheffield viewed from Sky Edge. This is a re-processed version of an image that was originally posted in 2006.

Sorby Flora Recording Area [Flickr]

2012-01-20T01:27:20-08:00

Roger B. posted a photo:

This is a sample plant distribution map for the Sheffield district, showing the recording area for the New Sorby Flora Project.

See www.flickr.com/groups/sorbyflora/

This map was produced by Derek Whiteley with DMAP software developed by Alan Morton, using records from the Sorby Plant Database held by Alan Woodcock. A dot indicates a record in a 1km square. Grey indicates urban areas and wiggly lines are rivers. Straight lines are the national gridlines with their numbers. Calluna vulgaris is Heather or Ling.

Turkeytail [Flickr]

2012-01-14T10:18:46-08:00

Roger B. posted a photo:

Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor).

Not a brilliant shot, but good enough for the record!

Photographed in the Rivelin Valley during the Sorby fungus foray on 14th January 2012.

Frost [Flickr]

2012-01-14T06:37:23-08:00

Roger B. posted a photo:

Ice crystals on a hogweed seed-head.

Photographed in the Rivelin Valley, South Yorkshire.

Litton Edge [Flickr]

2012-01-03T12:32:31-08:00

Roger B. posted a photo:

Litton Edge, near Tideswell in the Peak District National Park.

Three cheers for fungi

2011-11-09T14:04:14+00:00

Three of my photos appear in the Winter 2011 edition of Plantlife Magazine.

The images are used to illustrate an article titled 'Three cheers for fungi' by mycologist Roy Watling.

You can view more photos of fungi on my website.

[Please note: All of the images that I publish on the web are copyrighted: © Roger Butterfield, all rights reserved. Please do not download or use my pictures in publications, presentations, websites or blogs without first obtaining my express permission. If you do wish to use a picture, please contact me and I will respond as quickly as I can.]

Tooth Fungi

2011-10-31T10:49:13+00:00

On a recent visit to Abernethy Forest in the Scottish Highlands, I came across a number of specimens of tooth fungi (Hydnellum sp.).

According to 'Mushrooms' by Roger Phillips, at least four different species of Hydnellum occur in Scottish pine woods. As I am still very much a novice when it comes to identifying fungi, I couldn't decide whether I was looking at several different species or the same species at different stages in its development!

Harebell

2011-09-05T21:34:40+01:00

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia).

Photographed near Dale Dike Reservoir, South Yorkshire.

Red Admiral

2011-08-20T13:09:25+01:00

Here are a couple more shots of red admirals from Wednesday's visit to Deep Dale:

Deep Dale Butterflies

2011-08-18T14:48:20+01:00

Yesterday I paid another visit to the Plantlife nature reserve at Deep Dale in Derbyshire.

The lower parts of the dale were covered in a violet-blue haze of devil's-bit scabious. Butterflies, bees and other nectar-feeding insects seem to find the flowers irresistible. I counted 15 red admirals on one patch!

Other species of butterfly visiting the flowers included peacock, meadow brown, small copper and dark green fritillary.