#MushroomMonday Delighted to find Green Elf Cups in Eaves Wood, Silverdale whilst out with NW Fungus Group.

#MushroomMonday. Fluted Bird's Nest found in Eaves Wood, Silverdale. Seen whilst out with NW Fungus Group.

#Woldflowerhour. Think this may be Fat Hen (Chenopodium album) ? Found in Smardale.

#Wildflowerhour #Pollinatorchallenge Think this is a hoverfly Helophilus pendulus on Knapweed, Smardale.

#Wildflowerhour #Pollinatorchallenge Speckled Wood on Devil's Bit Scabious, Smardale

#Wildflowerhour #Pollinatorchallenge Hoverfly (Leucozona glaucia) on Wild Angelica, Smardale. The female has blue abdominal bands making it quite distinctive.

#Wildflowerhour #Pollinators Scotch Argus on Devil's Bit Scabious Smardale

#FlutterbyFriday One of about twenty beautiful Scotch Argus Butterfles seen at Smardale with @s4r4h_l and @ray_rambling .

#FlutterbyFriday Red Admiral seen at Smardale

#FungiFriday Red Cracking Bolete seen at Waitby Greenriggs

#FungiFriday Scarletina Boletes seen in Lancaster.

#MushroomMonday Lurid Bolete (Boletus luridus) found on calcareous soil in South Cumbria.

#MushroomMonday Rooting Bolete (Boletus radicans) found under oak in Lancaster.

#MushroomMonday Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) seen in Lancaster.

#wildflowerhour A stunning sight of hundreds of Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) growing on calcareous grassland in S. Cumbria.

#wildflowerhour Nationally scarce Spring Sandwort (Sabulina verna) growing on limestone in S. Cumbria.

#WildflowerHour #ByTheSeaChallenge Sea Arrow Grass (Triglochin maritimum) and Sea Plantain (Plantago maritima) found at Silverdale on the salt marsh.

#WildflowerHour #ByTheSeaChallenge Two different lavenders found at Silverdale N. Lancs growing in the salt marsh. Common Sea-lavender (Limonium Vulgare and Lax-flowered Sea-lavender (Limonium humile).

#WildflowerHour #ByTheSeaChallenge Found by the sea in Morecambe this week. Lyme Grass, Sea Holly, Teasel, Sea Radish, Sea Mayweed, Sea Spurge, Sea Beet, Sea Rocket and Sea Sandwort.

#FungiFriday Think these may be Tawny Grisettes (Amanita fulva) found growing under birch and oak on acidic soil in the Forest of Bowland.