Meadow in Taunton, Somerset. Was farmland, now a floodplain and park. Events, news and wildlife from the friends of Longrun Meadow. Taking a break.
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ALT A white, paper cup dug into the ground so its rim is not protruding. There is a metal trowel visible in the foreground.
ALT collage of animal and plant photos with the words "longrun meadow EuroBioBlitz 2023 recording event" overlayed.
ALT collage of animal and plant photos with the words "longrun meadow EuroBioBlitz 2023 recording event" overlayed.
ALT Green leaves with crowns of small white flowers in a shaded mass of green.
ALT White star shaped flowers in a cone above a thin green stem. Many dark green, spiky leaves surround it.
ALT Many pale pink flowers on a thin green stalk with a blurry green background with more pale pink flowers blurred in the background.
ALT Pale pink flowers in a clump, growing in grass.
ALT Two pale purple flowers with four petals on a stalk above grass.
ALT A few pale pink, four petalled flowers with a blurry green background.
ALT Bare branches of a newly laid hedge with fluffy white blossom along it.
ALT White blossom on bare dark branches.
ALT Pale pink flowers in a clump, growing in grass.
ALT Two pale purple flowers with four petals on a stalk above grass.
ALT A few pale pink, four petalled flowers with a blurry green background.
ALT An insect resting on a leaf. It is brown and fuzzy with a long proboscis. Its wings are clear with black dots on them.
ALT A fuzzy brown insect on blossom. Its wings are clear at the back and have a dark band at the front.
ALT A black bird with a large beak and wedge-shaped tail in a pale blue sky with wispy clouds.
ALT A kingfisher perched on an upturned shopping trolley in a river. The words world wildlife day printed on the picture.
ALT A delicate grass inflorescence with a blurred green background. The words world wildlife day printed on the picture.
ALT A small brown and cream mammal is eating something in the shelter of a muddy bank. The words world wildlife day printed on the picture.
ALT A black and yellow bee with red eyes and orange antennae is standing on bare earth. The words world wildlife day printed on the picture.
ALT Really gappy hedge on a bank with ditches either side. People are milling around on the left hand side.
ALT Really gappy hedge on a bank with ditches either side. A bridge is in the background.
ALT Really gappy hedge on a bank with ditches either side.
ALT A tree that has been laid into a hedge, half of the trunk is alive and pale, the other half is dead and rotting. This half is darker and has holes eaten in it by insects.
ALT catkins dangling from a branch, they are open and the inside is very bright yellow while the outside is pinkish. The twigs are brown.
ALT White, five petalled blossim flowers with yellow pollen on a darkish twig. There are a few bright green curled leaves just beginning to fold out from buds.
ALT A yellow bird with black markings on its head and wings is looking at the camera, it has some plant material on its beak and has clearly been eating the catkins on the branch it is resting on.
ALT A bright yellow flower low in the grass. There are dark green, heart shaped leaves in the background, some have reddish mud sediment on them.
