Chris Grimbly
@chrishroom.bsky.social
Nature freak , particularly fungi, myxos, insects. The woods are my happy place, Oxford based
Fuligo septica, Bernwood. Not an uncommon find but there was something sumptuous about this one. #fungifriends #slimemouldsunday #myxos #bernwood
September 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Fuligo septica, Bernwood. Not an uncommon find but there was something sumptuous about this one. #fungifriends #slimemouldsunday #myxos #bernwood
Sorry no! I think a blusher, this one a panther
September 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Sorry no! I think a blusher, this one a panther
Lots of panther caps, blushers and some franchetii in the same area of Bernwood #fungifriends #shrooms #bernwood
September 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Lots of panther caps, blushers and some franchetii in the same area of Bernwood #fungifriends #shrooms #bernwood
September 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
September 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Pluteus umbrosus, Bernwood #fungifriends
September 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Pluteus umbrosus, Bernwood #fungifriends
September 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
September 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Lepiota magnispora or clypeolaria, Bernwood #fungifriends #fungifriday
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Lepiota magnispora or clypeolaria, Bernwood #fungifriends #fungifriday
Pluteus species all loving the decaying elm trees in Bernwood, cervinus, chrysophlebius, umbrosus and salicinus
September 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Pluteus species all loving the decaying elm trees in Bernwood, cervinus, chrysophlebius, umbrosus and salicinus
Male sharp tailed bee,Coelyoxys sp hanging about on my bee hotel. They are kleptoparasites of leaf cutter bees, megachile sp and hairy footed flower bees both of which use the hotel #invertebrates #kleptoparasites #uknature #beehotels #insects #oxfordwildlife #macro
June 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Male sharp tailed bee,Coelyoxys sp hanging about on my bee hotel. They are kleptoparasites of leaf cutter bees, megachile sp and hairy footed flower bees both of which use the hotel #invertebrates #kleptoparasites #uknature #beehotels #insects #oxfordwildlife #macro
June 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Weird! While clearing blanket weed from an ornamental pond ,I came across three of these small capped mushrooms growing on pondweed or something on the water surface. Nobody seems to be able to id for certain so I will try to collect one for further study, Oxford #mycology #fungifriends #ukwildlife
June 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Weird! While clearing blanket weed from an ornamental pond ,I came across three of these small capped mushrooms growing on pondweed or something on the water surface. Nobody seems to be able to id for certain so I will try to collect one for further study, Oxford #mycology #fungifriends #ukwildlife
Not rare but always lovely : 6 spot burnet #MothMatters
June 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Not rare but always lovely : 6 spot burnet #MothMatters
A lovely red- belted clearwing moth came to visit my Oxfordshire home, #moths #Oxford wildlife #clearwing
#entomology #insects
#entomology #insects
June 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A lovely red- belted clearwing moth came to visit my Oxfordshire home, #moths #Oxford wildlife #clearwing
#entomology #insects
#entomology #insects
There are over 6000 species of parasitic wasp in the uk, very little is known about many of them, which is strangely pleasing to me! This is one of them from my Oxford garden , any help iding much appreciated #entomology #macro #parasiticwasps #uknature #inverts
June 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
There are over 6000 species of parasitic wasp in the uk, very little is known about many of them, which is strangely pleasing to me! This is one of them from my Oxford garden , any help iding much appreciated #entomology #macro #parasiticwasps #uknature #inverts
Some more treasures from Bernwood today #slimemouldsaturday #fungifriends #forestfloor #uknature #myxos
June 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Some more treasures from Bernwood today #slimemouldsaturday #fungifriends #forestfloor #uknature #myxos
May 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
This was my first one , last month, a confusingly worn specimen , Oxford
May 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This was my first one , last month, a confusingly worn specimen , Oxford
Beautiful demoiselles, near the Cherwell, Oxford #ukwildlife #riverlife #damselflies #inverts #entomology #insects
May 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Beautiful demoiselles, near the Cherwell, Oxford #ukwildlife #riverlife #damselflies #inverts #entomology #insects
May 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM