Brown

Bird's-nest Orchid

Facts
Scientific Name: 
Neottia nidus-avis
Height : 
Up to 50cm
Also Known As : 
Goose-nest
Colours: 
Brown
Yellow

Lesser Twayblade

Facts
Scientific Name: 
Listera cordata
Also Known As : 
Double-leaf, Heart-leaved Twayblade
Colours: 
Brown
Green

Lady's-slipper

Facts
Scientific Name: 
Cypripedium calceolus
Also Known As : 
Boots-and-shoes, Fingers-and-thumbs, Lady's-boots, Our Lady's-shoe
Colours: 
Brown
Yellow

Snaketongue Truffleclub

Common Name: 
Snaketongue Truffleclub
Scientific Name : 
Cordyceps ophioglossoides
Typical Size (mm): 
3 - 8 cm in length.
Cap Diameter (mm): 
0.5 - 1.0 cm wide (stroma).
Cap or Bracket Thickness (mm): 
0.5cm
Stem Height (mm): 
1 - 2cm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
0.3 - 0.4cm
Description: 

A small brownish to black club shaped head on a slender yellowish brown stem.

Horned Pondweed

Facts
Scientific Name: 
Zannichellia palustris
Confusion Species: 
Fennel Pondweed
Colours: 
Brown
Green

A barkfly

Female: 
Scientific Name: 
Blaste quadrimaculata
Order: 
Psocoptera
Description : 

A rarely-recorded barkfly.

Distribution : 

Rare in Britain and uncommon in Ireland. 

Habitat : 

Associated with wood and brickwork. Inorganic substrates, such as house walls and rock.

Tortoise Beetle

Scientific Name: 
Cassida vibex

Spear Thistle Lacebug

Scientific Name: 
Tingis cardui

Watermead Country Park

Map Info
Nearest Town: 
Thurmaston
County: 
Leicestershire
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Information
Wildlife Description: 

Birds

Tufted duck, Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Kingfisher, Pochard, Shoveler, Bullfinch, Common Gull, Crow, Dunlin, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Goosander, Lapwing, Shelduck, Tree Sparrow, Wigeon, Wren, Canada Goose, Moorhen

Butterflies and moths

Speckled wood, Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper, Cinnabar moth, Small Skipper, Ringlet, Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma

Dragonflies and Damselflies

Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded demoiselle damselfly

Insects

Soldier Beetle, Green Bottle, Speckled Bush-Cricket,  

Other Vertibrates

Grass Snake, Grey Squirrel

 

Slippery jack

Common Name: 
Slippery jack
Scientific Name : 
Suillus luteus
Cap Diameter (mm): 
50-100mm
Stem Height (mm): 
50-100mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
20-30mm
Description: 

A medium to large fungus, found growing solitary or in small groups on soil in coniferous woodland.

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