Adam Padel

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Mountain ringlets out in abundance on Caudale Moor and Hartsop Dodd today. Well over 100 seen. @BC_Cumbria

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Sheet ice this morning but beautiful landscapes.

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More snow.

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Parrot waxcaps at c1800 feet on Scot Rake, Troutbeck, Cumbria.

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@LakesRangers https://t.co/PxOk6s2Gwk

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@LakesRangers Lovely photos. This is an oil beetle, not a stag beetle. Also a great find! https://t.co/Kb5ufmw6X2

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@jhowesuk @SHNHSocNatHist @britishlibrary @UntoldLives The picture labelled “crossbill” in the article looks much more like a picture of a hawfinch than a crossbill.

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@cumbriawildlife Enjoyed visiting Bowber Head yesterday, thank you! I was pleased to find this crack willow tree just West of one of the meadows.

[Adam Padel @PadelAdam]

#wildflowerID this appears to be mistletoe with red berries. Found today growing out of oak bark in a quiet corner of a Somerset churchyard. Could it be Californian mistletoe, Phoradendron californicum? I haven’t seen that there are UK records for that.

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@fellranger1 @Countrystride1 A source of tannins for tanning animal hides to make leather?

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@kendallawyer Citizens Advice in Kendal may well be able to help and have ideas.

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Thanks to our volunteer Derek for capturing this scene, and of course for helping our partners @nationaltrust to clear this mess up. We’ll be running litter squads to help us cope. If you’d like to volunteer, please send us a DM or email: [email protected].

[Adam Padel @PadelAdam]

#wildflowerhour heath spotted orchid, Haweswater, Cumbria.

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@BSgroggins @cumbriabirds And sometimes they meet their maker.... Visits in our garden today from male and female sparrowhawks. Both successful in their hunts.

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@WildHaweswater Let me know if I can help with a survey this year. Hartsop Dodd, 1st June 2020.

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@chriscant I’d be happy to help. Sunny days best! For the butterflies of course.

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Mountain ringlets on Hartsop Dodd and South West of Caudale Moor summit. Approx 22 counted in flight on 1st June, a warm sunny day.

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@chriscant Is there a colony near you?

[Adam Padel @PadelAdam]

@chriscant Yes I’ve usually seen them in mid June at other sites in the Lakes at 2000 feet. I’d read on Twitter that someone had seen them on Hartsop Dodd so went to have a look. There are previous records this date I believe.