Sawfly Larva

A larva of the sawfly Abia sericea (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae).  According to this page at NatureSpot, this species is often associated with devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis).

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-09-03.

Stonechats

A male stonechat, Saxicola torquata (=Saxicola torquatus).

Here it is accomanied by a female:

Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2015-02-08.

Slime Mould

Slime mould Trichia varia.

I took the following specimen:

This yielded the following spores (magnification x600, 86um field width):

And the capillitial strands have short tapered ends:

First photo and specimen taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-12-23.

Slime Mould

Slime mould Enteridium lycoperdon growing on a birch tree (Betula sp).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-05-04.

Slime Mould

Slime mould Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2012-10-24.