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Wales

by Jim 592

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M4 Severn Bridge, storm approaching
Chepstow old bridge
Chepstow Castle, Wales, from the Georgian bridge over the Wye
Between England and Wales
Chepstow Castle in winter
Bridge on the River Wye
Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Monmouthshire
Primulas for sale
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) portrait, Newport Wetlands, South Wales
Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum), Wentwood, Monmouthshire
Autumn in Castle Wood at Piercefield, Chepstow, late afternoon
Stream, Coppice Mawr, Monmouthshire
Common bonnet (Mycena galericulata), Pierce Wood, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Shaggy parasol mushroom (Chlorophyllum rhacodes), Chepstow, Monmouthshire (lockdown image)
Deep in the wild wood
Great Barnets Wood, Monmouthshire
Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea), Wentwood, Monmouthshire
Great Barnets Wood, Monmouthshire
Ancient yew trunk, Wyndcliff, Wye Valley, Wales
Wyndcliff Wood, Wye Valley
Mossy wall, Wyndcliff Wood, Wye Valley, Wales
Carpet of wild garlic (Allium ursinum), Wyndcliff Wood, Wye Valley, Wales
Bigsweir Bridge, Wye Valley
Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna), in the gloom of a Monmouthshire wood
Shaggy parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes), Tintern, Monmouthshire (lockdown image)
Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), Wentwood, Monmouthshire
Winter landscape, Wye Valley
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), Tintern, Monmouthshire
Ancient pathway leads through beech woods, near Tintern, Monmouthshire
Common earthball (Scleroderma citrinum), near Tintern, Monmouthshire
Autumn beech leaves, near Tintern, Monmouthshire
Presumed Russula species, Monmouthshire
Wood anemone (Anemonoides nemorosa), Monmouthshire
Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella), Monmouthshire
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum), Wye Valley, Monmouthshire
Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus), Wye Valley woods south of Monmouth (lockdown image)
Winter pond deep in the woods, Whitebrook, Monmouthshire, Wales
White Castle, Monmouthshire
Raglan Castle, Wales
Dactylorhiza fuchsii, albino form, Monmouthshire ... or even the rare subspecies okellyi?
Tide's out
Hartstongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium), Dunraven, Wales
Adult herring gull (Larus argentatus), Dunraven, Wales
Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus), on coastal cliffs, Dunraven, Wales
Limpets, Dunraven beach, Wales
Seashore, Monk Nash, Glamorgan, on a calm day
Tide's out
Centaurium erythrea (centaury) growing on dunes, Kenfig, South Wales
Epipactis palustris var. ochroleuca (marsh helleborine), Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Wales
Marsh helleborine (Epipactis palustris var. ochroleuca), on dune slack, South Wales
Epipactis palustris (Marsh helleborine), Kenfig, South Wales
Epipactis palustris (marsh helleborine), in moist dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, South Wales
Anacamptis pyramidalis (pyramidal orchid), Kenfig National Nature Reserve, South Wales
Dactylorhiza incarnata (Early marsh orchid) on dunes, South Wales
Early marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), in dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, South Wales
Hybrid southern marsh orchid x common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa x fuchsii)
Orchid, presumed hybrid Dactylorhiza praetermissa x fuchsii, Newport Wetlands Reserve, Wales
Gymnadenia conopsea (fragrant orchid), Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Wales
Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), on dune slacks, South Wales
Perfect praetermissa !
Liparis loeselii (fen orchid), Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Wales
Pyrola rotundifolia (round-leaved wintergreen), Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Wales
Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), on wild rose (Rosa canina), Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Wales
Yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus), Magor Marsh, Wales
Centaury (Centaurium erythraea), Merthyr Mawr National Nature Reserve, South Wales (lockdown image)
Goose barnacles (Lepas anatifera), Merthyr Mawr, South Wales
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle interior, South Wales
Sgwd-yr-Eira, Wales
Sgwd yr Eira, Wales, from behind
Profit obscures vision
River Mellte
Contrasts
Porth-yr-Ogof cave entrance, Brecon Beacons
Entrance to Porth-yr-Ogof, Brecon Beacons
Limpid stream: River Mellte near Ystradfellte, Wales
Sgwd-yr-Eira, Brecon Beacons
Behind the fall: Sgwd-yr-Eira, Brecon Beacons
Waterfall, Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales
Into the abyss: Sgwd Clungwyn, Brecon Beacons
Sgwd Clungwyn, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Pont Melin Fach, Nedd Fechan river, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Still waters
Upper Ddwli Falls on the Nedd Fechan River, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Nedd Fechan river, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Horseshoe Falls; Nedd Fechan river, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Sgwd Gwladus and swimmer, Pyrddin river, South Wales
Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) wood on the slopes of the Mellte Valley, Wales
Henrhyd Fall, Nant Llech river, South Wales
Flowstone, Dan-yr-Ogof Cave, South Wales 2009
"Frozen waterfall" -- calcite flowstone in Dan-yr-Ogof Cave, South Wales
Flowstone, Dan-yr-Ogof Cave, South Wales
Calcite column, Dan-yr-Ogof cave, South Wales
Dan-yr-Ogof Cave, South Wales
Calcite curtain, Dan-yr-Ogof Cave, South Wales
Flock of red kites (Milvus milvus), Gigrin Farm, Powys, Wales
Rhossili beach, Gower Peninsula, South Wales
Western gorse (Ulex gallii), Rhossili, Wales
Green Bridge of Wales, Pembrokeshire
Elegug Stacks ("Stack Rocks"), Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire
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