Jeremy Bartlett

@jeremybartlett

Botanist, mycologist, cyclist and gardener based in Norwich, UK. Wildlife, especially insects and other invertebrates. Author of Jeremy Bartlett's "Let It Grow" blog, .

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Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· 29d

The destination on today's bike ride was the lovely Geldeston Locks pub, where @vannabartlett.bsky.social and I had lunch. The Locks Inn, Geldeston, Norfolk share.google/V6yTUpdSH39I...

Outside the Geldeston Locks pub. Two bikes are leaning on a picnic table, with two empty beer glasses.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· 29d

Musk Thistle, Carduus nutans. I love thistles and this one is my favourite. Ellingham churchyard, today. #WildFlowerHour

Musk Thistle, Carduus nutans.

In full flower, amongst droughted grass and other vegetation.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· 29d

Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis. Ellingham, Norfolk, on today's bike ride with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. #WildFlowerHour

Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis.

This one has lovely striped pink and white flowers.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· 29d

Flowering-rush, Butomus umbellatus and Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria. In a dyke at Geldeston, Norfolk, today. #WildFlowerHour (but too late for last week's water plants theme).

A dyke at Geldeston with a variety of plants including Flowering-rush, Butomus umbellatus and Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· 29d

Very dry at the moment but Sandy Stiltballs (Battarrea phalloides) don't mind. Some lovely fresh fruitbodies on today's South Norfolk bike ride, including a new site found by @vannabartlett.bsky.social. #Fungi #FungiFriends

Sandy Stiltballs (Battarrea phalloides) - one in foreground and a second just emerging at the base of an Ivy-covered tree.

Sandy Stiltball (Battarrea phalloides) at the base of a tree.

Sandy Stiltball (Battarrea phalloides) on a roadside.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· 29d

Three bracket fungi seen on today's bike ride in South Norfolk with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. Oak Bracket Dryad's Saddle Shaggy Bracket. #Fungi #FungiFriends

Oak Bracket, Pseudoinonotus dryadeus, on the base of an oak tree. A very fresh specimen, oozing liquid (guttating).

Dryad's Saddle, Polyporus squamosus, near the base of a dead elm tree.

Shaggy Bracket, Inonotus hispidus, on an Ash tree trunk. A recently harvested field in the background.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 12

And so it begins... A young Shaggy Bracket, Inonotus hispidus. On a 100 year old apple tree on our allotment site. www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2024/09/25/s... #Fungi #FungiFriends

A young Shaggy Bracket, Inonotus hispidus, on an old apple tree.

8th July.

A young Shaggy Bracket, Inonotus hispidus, on an old apple tree.

10th July.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 12

Three residents of Hickling, Norfolk, seen on yesterday's bike ride with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. NFN.

Noah. Outside the Methodist Church in Hickling, Norfolk.

"Come up and see me sometime". Noah. On a bench in Hickling, Norfolk.

"Get me to the church on time". Outside the St.Mary's Church in Hickling, Norfolk.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 12

Yesterday was lovely & comparatively cool. @vannabartlett.bsky.social & I visited four #Norfolk #churches on our bike ride: St Mary, Hickling St Andrew, Hempstead All Saints, Lessingham St Mary, Tunstead. See @simoninsuffolk.bsky.social 's great website www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/norfolkindex....

St Mary, Hickling. Gravel path leading to church, lined with Greater Mullein plants.

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hickling/hickling.htm

St Andrew, Hempstead.

Bikes outside the churchyard gate.

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hempstead/hempstead.htm

All Saints, Lessingham. A lovely churchyard, full of flowers. The chancel is in ruins after a storm in 1961 but the nave is in use (rebuilt in 19th century).

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/lessingham/lessingham.htm

St Mary, Tunstead. Bike and road sign outside churchyard wall.

http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/tunstead/tunstead.htm

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 12

Tired after a long day, the Dasypoda boys were sound asleep on scabious flowers. Male Pantaloon Bees, Dasypoda hirtipes, roosting on Field Scabious flowers in the back garden, yesterday evening. #Bees #SolitaryBees #UKWildlife

A male Pantaloon Bee, Dasypoda hirtipes, roosting on a Field Scabious flower in the back garden.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 12

Large Tabby, Aglossa pinguinalis. A nice find indoors yesterday evening. "Inhabits outhouses, stables and barns during the day." www.norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b... #TeamMoth #UKMoths

A Large Tabby moth, Aglossa pinguinalis, at rest on our kitchen curtains.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 11

Your garden looks lovely. One other thing we've done is to grow climbers up our fences. It hides the fences and, more importantly at the moment, cools the garden.

Chinese Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus henryana. Rampant (but less so than the American species) but completely hides the fence without damaging it.

Japanese Honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica. Planted on a trellis by previous house owners. Needs some support but our House Sparrows love it, as do bumblebees. Recent visitors: Hummingbird Hawkmoth and Elephant Hawkmoth.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 10

Tonight's beer is 0.5% and rather delicious and refreshing in this hot weather. Drop Bear Peach Cut Lager.

A can of Drop Bear Peach Cut Lager (0.5% alcohol).

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 10

My latest blog post: Bastard-toadflax, Thesium humifusum. www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2026/07/10/b...

Down Shieldbug, Canthophorus impressus. Both adults and the black and red nymphs feed on Bastard-toadflax.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 9

This morning, keeping to shade as much as possible, @vannabartlett.bsky.social & I went to see Oak Ladybird (Scymnus auritus). Adult beetles & larvae, feeding on Oak Leaf Phylloxera (Phylloxera glabra) on an oak tree. Thanks to @norwichbirder.bsky.social for the tip-off. Vanna's pics. #Ladybirds

Adult Oak Ladybird (Scymnus auritus).

https://www.andrewjewels.com/oak

Phylloxera glabra including a winged one and a tiny Scymnus aurita larva.

https://www.naturespot.org/species/oak-leaf-phylloxera

Scymnus aurita larva.

https://www.andrewjewels.com/oak

Larvae and adult Oak Ladybird (Scymnus auritus).

https://www.andrewjewels.com/oak

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 9

Futility. Contractors mow the grass outside the local library, even though it isn't growing in the current drought. Clouds of dust and more pointless burning of fossil fuels.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 8

Just arrived from @summerfieldbooks.com: "Fungi of Temperate Europe: Keys to the Basidiomycotes." Looks good but we now need some rain, so I can try it out. (I may have a long wait...) #MycoBookClub #Fungi #FungiFriends

"Fungi of Temperate Europe: Keys to the Basidiomycotes" - cover.

"Fungi of Temperate Europe: Keys to the Basidiomycotes" - one of the colour wheels.

"Fungi of Temperate Europe: Keys to the Basidiomycotes" - one of the keys.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 7

The cool shade of Foxley Wood, Norfolk. #thicktrunktuesday

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 7

Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia. Female, form valezina. Foxley Wood, Norfolk, today. butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/... #UKButterflies @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia.
Female, form valezina.
At rest on a Hazel leaf.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 7

The Purple Emperors were very active today, the males around the treetops and females at rest on trees. Great to watch their behaviour, but no photo prizes. Foxley Wood, Norfolk. #UKButterflies @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Two Purple Emperor butterflies at rest on an oak branch.

A Purple Emperor butterfly at rest on an oak branch.

A female Purple Emperor butterfly on Silver Birch foliage.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

Crowned Rust, Puccinia coronata, on leaves of Cock's-foot grass, Dactylis glomerata. Foxley Wood, Norfolk, yesterday. Rusts on grasses can be tricky but in this case the teliospores with "crowns" and short pedicels made it easy (as did having an easy to identify grass host). #Fungi #FungiFriends

A leaf of Cock's-foot grass, Dactylis glomerata, infected with Crowned Rust, Puccinia coronata.

Crowned Rust, Puccinia coronata, a teliospore (x1000, in water). It has a distinctive "crown" and short stem (pedicel) and is divided into two.

Crowned Rust, Puccinia coronata, a urediniospore (x1000, in water). Not as useful for identification as the teliospore.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

Ergot, Claviceps purpurea. On False Oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius) in the back garden. ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-li... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotism #Fungi #FungiFriends

The scale object is a beetle.

A Common Red Soldier Beetle, Rhagonycha fulva (centre) with Ergot, Claviceps purpurea (top) on False Oat-grass, Arrhenatherum elatius.

Ergot, Claviceps purpurea, on two seeds of False Oat-grass, Arrhenatherum elatius.

Ergot, Claviceps purpurea, on a seed of False Oat-grass, Arrhenatherum elatius (held in my hand).

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

A Six-spot Burnet moth, Zygaena filipendulae, on a Field Scabious flower on our allotment in Norwich. #TeamMoth #Moths

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

Blood donors wanted! A Deer Tick, Ixodes ricinus, waiting on the end of a leaf for a passing victim. Foxley Wood, Norfolk, yesterday. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/642e96...

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

Dryad's Saddle, Polyporus squamosus. Three fruitbodies on a dead Ash stump. Foxley Wood, Norfolk, yesterday with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. #Fungi #FungiFriends

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

Purple Hairstreak, Favonius quercus. Usually seen flying around oak treetops or nectaring on flowers. This one was on the ground - possibly because its antennae were damaged. Foxley Wood, Norfolk, yesterday with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. #UKButterflies @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

Black Arches, Lymantria monacha. Foxley Wood yesterday with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. #TeamMoth #Moths

Black Arches, Lymantria monacha. At rest on Hazel foliage.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

Emperor Dragonfly, Anax imperator. Foxley Wood, Norfolk, yesterday with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. #Dragonflies #Odonata

A male Emperor Dragonfly, Anax imperator, at rest on sedges & grasses in a woodland ride.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 6

Silver-washed Fritillaries, Argynnis paphia. Foxley Wood, Norfolk, yesterday with @vannabartlett.bsky.social. Warm but cloudy. A few distant views of Purple Emperor but no sightings of White Admiral. #UKButterflies @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

Silver-washed Fritillariy, Argynnis paphia (female) at rest on Bramble leaves.

Jeremy Bartlett@jeremybartlett· Jul 5

Meanwhile, in the peloton... #TourdeFrance #Cycling