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All the species that have been added to this database have been found and (with a very few exceptions) photographed in Heene Cemetery. [Number of species matching these criteria: 776.]

The greyish to pale brown cap is convex, then later depressed.

(Clitocybe metachroa)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

The Potato Capsid is widespread and can commonly be found in meadows and grasslands across Britain.

(Closterotomus norwegicus)

(Capsid bugs)

Druid fly - unnamed 1

This Druid fly can be identified from among its British relatives by the pattern of bristles on the face.

(Clusiodes verticalis)

(Druid flies)

Seven-spot Ladybird

The Seven-spot Ladybird is an abundant species, with a steely blue larva.

(Coccinella 7-punctata)

(Ladybirds)

Sharp-tailed bee

Most Sharp-tailed bees tend to be found in the south of England.

(Coelioxys sp.)

(Mason bees)

Housefly - unnamed 1

This small housefly has clearly-visible bristles on its thorax and hind tibia.

(Coenosia tigrina)

(House flies)

Clouded Yellow butterflies emerge from the green caterpillar and chrysalis from late May until October.

(Colias croceus)

(Whites and Yellows)

Ivy Bee

The Ivy Bee is a mining bee, meaning that it is ground-nesting. They tend to be solitary, building underground nests.

(Colletes hederae)

(Plasterer bees)

Jackdaw

Jackdaws are foragers that both walk and hop.

(Coloeus monedula)

(Crows)

Rock Dove

The Rock Dove (or Feral Pigeon) comes in all shades: blue, black, pale grey, dull red, pale brown and off-white.

(Columba livia)

(Pigeons and Doves)

Stock Dove

The Stock Dove has a generally blue-grey appearance, often with an iridescent bottle-green rear to its neck.

(Columba oenas)

(Pigeons and Doves)

Woodpigeon

It is rare not to be in the Cemetery and hear the wing-flap of a Woodpigeon and then see one gliding from tree to tree.

(Columba palumbus)

(Pigeons and Doves)

Long-winged Conehead

The Long-winged Conehead has full length wings, a brown stripe on the head, and a straight ovipositor.

(Conocephalus discolor)

(Bush Crickets)

The pink or white flowers of this common native plant, Field Bindweed, appear from June.

(Convolvulus arvensis)

(Bindweeds)

Glistening Inkcap

This saprophytic fungus, Glistening Inkcap, grows on dead or rotting deciduous wood.

(Coprinellus micaceus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Woodland Inkcap

The Woodland Inkcap is recognised by its grooved cap, which often becomes grey. The white gills darken with age and finally turn black.

(Coprinellus silvaticus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Dock Bug

Sometimes called the squashbug, the Dock Bug's diamond-shaped abdomen is distinctive.

(Coreus marginatus)

(Leaf-footed Bugs)

The Garden Snail is an edible snail, is one of our most familiar species of snails.

(Cornu aspersa)

(Snails)

Common Dogwood is a small broadleaf shrub that can grow to 4 metres when mature.

(Cornus sanguinea)

(Cornus)

Olivaceous Webcap

The Olivaceous Webcap has a slender stem and an olivaceous colouration.

(Cortinarius dermocybe olivaceofuscus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

The Carrion Crow is a hugely successful resident breeder which, as its name suggests, is able to feed on anything edible.

(Corvus corone)

(Crows)

Hazel

The catkins of the male Hazel flowers appear in January, along with the bud-like female bright red styles.

(Corylus avellana)

(Birches and Alders)

Cotoneaster sp.

Cotoneaster sp. is not our wild cotoneaster, but an introduced species of unknown provenance.

(Cotoneaster sp.)

(Roses)

Brown Bark Moth

This small moth (with a wingspan of 12-16 millimetres) is locally common in southern England.

(Crassa unitella)

(Concealer Moths)

Hawthorn

The white or pink-tinged flowers in May of the native Hawthorn tree are followed by the crimson berries called haws.

(Crataegus monogyna)

(Roses)

Smooth Hawk's-beard

Smooth Hawk's-beard is a native species that flowers in June.

(Crepis capillaris)

(Asters)

Beaked Hawk's-beard

Beaked Hawk's beard is a native flower that appears from May onwards.

(Crepis vesicaria)

(Asters)

Montbretia (C. aurea x pottsii)

Montbretias are members of the Iris family. Iris was the Greek goddess who carried messages from Olympus to the Earth.

(Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora)

(Irises)

Clumps of pale and delicate Spring Crocus are often the first spring flowers to appear in the Cemetery.

(Crocus albiflorus)

(Irises)

A grassland and woodland species, the Snowy Waxcap is all white, turning ivory with age.

(Cuphophyllus virgineus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Whitethroats are summer migrants to the UK, flying all the way from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to breed here. The first birds tend to arrive in April, with the last leaving by early October.

(Curruca communis)

(Old World Warblers)

Ivy-leaved Cyclamen

Cyclamens are members of the Primrose family, and this one is a hardy flowering plant that doesn't lose its leaves in winter.

(Cyclamen hederifolium)

(Primroses)

Crested Dog's-tail

Crested Dog's-tail grass is a short-lived native perennial, growing in compact tufts.

(Cynosurus cristatus)

(Grasses)

Flowering from May, this native, tussocky grass, Cock's-foot, has flower heads resembling birds' feet, on slim stems.

(Dactylis glomerata)

(Grasses)

Common Spotted Orchid

The Common Spotted Orchid is one of our most common native wild orchids.

(Dactylorhiza fuchsii)

(Orchids)

King Alfred's Cakes

The dark, golf ball-size King Alfred's Cake fungus, January 2025

(Daldinia concentrica)

(Sac fungus)

Stripe-backed Fleckwing

This hoverfly can be identified by the parallel grey stripes on its thorax and the downward-angled yellow abdominal bands.

(Dasysyrphus albostriatus)

(Hoverflies)

The white flowers of the Wild Carrot appear in June, the centre flower of the umbel often being red.

(Daucus carota carota)

(Umbellifers)

Elephant Hawk-moth

This moth is named after its caterpillar's resemblance to an elephant's trunk.

(Deilephila elpenor)

(Sphinx moths)

Great Spotted Woodpecker

The Great Spotted Woodpecker is about the size of a starling.

(Dendrocopos major)

(Woodpeckers)

Capsid bug - unnamed 8

At around 4mm in length, this small capsid bug favours deciduous trees, especially Oak.

(Deraeocoris lutescens)

(Capsid bugs)

Capsid bug - unnamed 7

This bug, measuring between 6 and 8 millimetres in length, has a varying colouration.

(Deraeocoris ruber)

(Capsid bugs)

Brown Field Slug

This generally brown-mantled species, the Brown Field Slug, has a short keel at the tail end.

(Deroceras invadens)

(Slugs)

Grey Field Slug

The omnivorous Grey Field Slug is one of our most widespread. It has black-edged tubercles and a milky mucus.

(Deroceras reticulatum)

(Slugs)

Field Forklet-moss

This small mid-green plant grows in neat clumps.

(Dicranella staphylina)

(Fork and Forklet mosses)

Harvestman - unnamed 2

Dicranopalpus ramosus is a harvestman with a body of between 5 and 6 millimetres, although their legs span 10 centimetres.

(Dicranopalpus ramosus)

(Harvestmen)

Planthopper - unnamed 1

These tiny (3mm to 4mm in length) planthoppers are found in grassland across England, being seen between May and September.

(Dicranotropis hamata)

(Planthoppers)

Capsid bug - unnamed 9

This small (length = 4 to 5 millimetres) predatory capsid bug shows up between June and October.

(Dicyphus errans)

(Capsid bugs)

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