Topknot Crew
@topknotcrew.bsky.social
Wildlife, plants, science and poodles
Surprise moth on the back door this chilly Southampton evening, the Viburnum Tortrix, Acleris schalleriana. #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Surprise moth on the back door this chilly Southampton evening, the Viburnum Tortrix, Acleris schalleriana. #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
Walking through wet wooded Woolston, a spot of fungal interest. Pterula multifida, Xylaria polymorpha (my 1st sighting), Scleraderma citrinum (with a longer stem than I’m used to). Finally a teeny bit of jelly fungus. #fungi #fungifriends #nature 🍄
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Walking through wet wooded Woolston, a spot of fungal interest. Pterula multifida, Xylaria polymorpha (my 1st sighting), Scleraderma citrinum (with a longer stem than I’m used to). Finally a teeny bit of jelly fungus. #fungi #fungifriends #nature 🍄
Autumn palette, fungi of the past 2 days. Amethyst Deceiver, Blushing Bracket, Blackening Waxcap and False Chanterelle. Though I could be wrong on any or all… #Fungi #Autumn #Mushrooms
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Autumn palette, fungi of the past 2 days. Amethyst Deceiver, Blushing Bracket, Blackening Waxcap and False Chanterelle. Though I could be wrong on any or all… #Fungi #Autumn #Mushrooms
A dawdle through the autumn colour of Thursford Wood. Big swathe of Tripe Fungus, Yellow Stagshorn and Glistening Inkcap #MushroomMonday
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A dawdle through the autumn colour of Thursford Wood. Big swathe of Tripe Fungus, Yellow Stagshorn and Glistening Inkcap #MushroomMonday
We nearly didn't get there - a 10k run, a cycle race and a pony round up affected our route and destination.
Worth the perseverance when we finally got to walk in the New Forest near Brockenhurst. One rotten log, 3 slime moulds.
#SlimeMoulds #NewForest
Worth the perseverance when we finally got to walk in the New Forest near Brockenhurst. One rotten log, 3 slime moulds.
#SlimeMoulds #NewForest
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We nearly didn't get there - a 10k run, a cycle race and a pony round up affected our route and destination.
Worth the perseverance when we finally got to walk in the New Forest near Brockenhurst. One rotten log, 3 slime moulds.
#SlimeMoulds #NewForest
Worth the perseverance when we finally got to walk in the New Forest near Brockenhurst. One rotten log, 3 slime moulds.
#SlimeMoulds #NewForest
More mushrooms at Dersingham Bog. Is this the Heath Navel (Lichenomphalia ericatorum) @robyaxley.bsky.social? #Fungi #Mushrooms #lichen
October 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
More mushrooms at Dersingham Bog. Is this the Heath Navel (Lichenomphalia ericatorum) @robyaxley.bsky.social? #Fungi #Mushrooms #lichen
Visited Dersingham Bog on two occasions just a couple of days apart. Big difference in the number of mushroom species on the second day following some serious rain. Splendid pair of Blackening Waxcap, or for US viewers, Witches Hat. #Fungi #Mushrooms #MushroomMonday #DersinghamBog
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Visited Dersingham Bog on two occasions just a couple of days apart. Big difference in the number of mushroom species on the second day following some serious rain. Splendid pair of Blackening Waxcap, or for US viewers, Witches Hat. #Fungi #Mushrooms #MushroomMonday #DersinghamBog
Autumn mothing, not always full colour sometimes classy black and white. Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigrans) and Large Wainscot (Rhizedra lutosa). #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Moths #ento
September 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Autumn mothing, not always full colour sometimes classy black and white. Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigrans) and Large Wainscot (Rhizedra lutosa). #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Moths #ento
Trollop! Glorious Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) today. Larvae feed initially inside Willow catkins then on a broader range of plants when they drop off the tree #MothsMatter #Moths #TeamMoth #ento
September 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Trollop! Glorious Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) today. Larvae feed initially inside Willow catkins then on a broader range of plants when they drop off the tree #MothsMatter #Moths #TeamMoth #ento
We meet at last Mr Footman, Four-spotted Footman. New for garden. He’s a cracker. #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Ento #Moths
September 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We meet at last Mr Footman, Four-spotted Footman. New for garden. He’s a cracker. #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Ento #Moths
I was behind the times and hadn’t realised the Engrailed and the Small Engrailed had united as one species. Ya live and learn. Very happy to find this one taking the air on a gatepost. #MothsMatter #Moths #Ento #TeamMoth
September 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I was behind the times and hadn’t realised the Engrailed and the Small Engrailed had united as one species. Ya live and learn. Very happy to find this one taking the air on a gatepost. #MothsMatter #Moths #Ento #TeamMoth
Great night for migrants. Blair’s Mocha (x 2), Rush Veneer, Vestal and Palpita vitrealis.
Happy Hampshire moth-ers. #TeamMoth #MigrantMoths #MothsMatter #UKWildlife
Happy Hampshire moth-ers. #TeamMoth #MigrantMoths #MothsMatter #UKWildlife
August 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Great night for migrants. Blair’s Mocha (x 2), Rush Veneer, Vestal and Palpita vitrealis.
Happy Hampshire moth-ers. #TeamMoth #MigrantMoths #MothsMatter #UKWildlife
Happy Hampshire moth-ers. #TeamMoth #MigrantMoths #MothsMatter #UKWildlife
The slugs are really struggling this year… #slugs #UKWildlife
August 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The slugs are really struggling this year… #slugs #UKWildlife
August 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
August 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Another delightful pair of moths to the trap in the Walsingham garden, a Scorched Carpet and Straw Underwing #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Moths #UKWildlife #ento
August 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Another delightful pair of moths to the trap in the Walsingham garden, a Scorched Carpet and Straw Underwing #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #Moths #UKWildlife #ento
A couple of migrants arrived together, Tawny Wave and Small Mottled Willow. Both new for garden. #MothsMatter#TeamMoth #Moths #UKWildlife
August 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A couple of migrants arrived together, Tawny Wave and Small Mottled Willow. Both new for garden. #MothsMatter#TeamMoth #Moths #UKWildlife
Looking for a bit of shade on a very hot day, we went to Thursford Wood.
Not expecting much mushroom so pleased with the Beefsteak
Fungus (Fistulina hepatica) and a
Whitelaced Shank (Megacollybia platyphylla). #Fungi 🍄
Not expecting much mushroom so pleased with the Beefsteak
Fungus (Fistulina hepatica) and a
Whitelaced Shank (Megacollybia platyphylla). #Fungi 🍄
August 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Looking for a bit of shade on a very hot day, we went to Thursford Wood.
Not expecting much mushroom so pleased with the Beefsteak
Fungus (Fistulina hepatica) and a
Whitelaced Shank (Megacollybia platyphylla). #Fungi 🍄
Not expecting much mushroom so pleased with the Beefsteak
Fungus (Fistulina hepatica) and a
Whitelaced Shank (Megacollybia platyphylla). #Fungi 🍄
Four different
Spangle galls on a single oak branch. Each is the agamic (parthenogenetic) life stage of an oak gall wasp, with a single larva in each structure #spanglegalls #oakgall #ento
Spangle galls on a single oak branch. Each is the agamic (parthenogenetic) life stage of an oak gall wasp, with a single larva in each structure #spanglegalls #oakgall #ento
August 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Four different
Spangle galls on a single oak branch. Each is the agamic (parthenogenetic) life stage of an oak gall wasp, with a single larva in each structure #spanglegalls #oakgall #ento
Spangle galls on a single oak branch. Each is the agamic (parthenogenetic) life stage of an oak gall wasp, with a single larva in each structure #spanglegalls #oakgall #ento
Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia). Our first visit to Holt Lowes and won’t be the last. #carnivorousplants #BogPlants
August 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia). Our first visit to Holt Lowes and won’t be the last. #carnivorousplants #BogPlants
August 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM