April 2023

Please refer to the Introduction Page to understand the context behind the monthly photographs.

Birds

Butterflies

Brimstone butterflies appeared in the last week in March this year followed by those below in sequence order from the first week in April. 

Insects

Fungi

This particular fungi is only found growing on dead or dying Conifer trees the top being hairy white with the underside violet to brown.

Lichen

Lichen are only recorded at each new OS Grid location (hover for Grid Ref). They are then entered on the British Lichen Society spreadsheet and submitted for their Warwickshire VC38 Lichen database and Lichen mapping.

Churchyard Lichens

St James Church - Weethley

St Mary and All Saints - Haselor.

St Mary Magdalen Church - Great Alne

VC33 - East Gloucestershire Lichen

VC33 - East Gloucestershire Churchyard Lichen

St Peters Church - Welford on Avon

Lichenicolous Fungi

Lichenicolous are only recorded at each new OS Grid location (hover for Grid Ref). They are then entered on the British Lichen Society spreadsheet and submitted for their Warwickshire VC38 Lichen database and Lichen mapping.

VC37- Worcestershire - Lichenicolous Fungi

Ones that escaped the camera lens this month

a)  Long tailed Tit & Goldcrest.

b) Hare

c) Young Muntjac Deer