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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: 793.]

Tapered Drone Fly

The Tapered Drone Fly, Eristalis pertinax is one of our commonest and easiest to identify hoverflies.

(Eristalis pertinax)

(Hoverflies)

Common Drone Fly

The Common Drone Fly looks like a bee and has a name that suggests that it's a fly. However, it is a hoverfly!

(Eristalis tenax)

(Hoverflies)

Robin

Our spade-perching, unofficial national bird, the Robin, is a resident breeder and Winter visitor from Africa.

(Erithacus rubecula)

(Thrushes and Chats)

Celery Fly

These small flies have interesting black-and-clear wing patterns, brown bodies and green eyes.

(Euleia heraclei)

(Peacock flies)

Lesser Bulb Fly

The Lesser Bulb Fly is a small, dark hoverfly that is no longer than 6.5 millimetres in length.

(Eumerus funeralis)

(Hoverflies)

The Spindle Tree flowers from May, but is at its loveliest in Autumn, when its leaves turn a russet colour.

(Euonymus europaeus)

(Spindles)

Meadow Field Syrph

Eupeodes latifasciatus is a relatively small hoverfly. It is widespread in England, more so in the south-east.

(Eupeodes latifasciatus)

(Hoverflies)

Common Spotted Field Syrph

The yellow markings on the abdomen of Eupeodes luniger don't reach to the edges of the insect's upper abdomen.

(Eupeodes luniger)

(Hoverflies)

Petty Spurge is an annual that flowers between April and October. It is common throughout England and Wales.

(Euphorbia peplus)

(Euphorbias)

The Lime-speck pug is a small moth with a wingspan of between 20 and 25 millimetres.

(Eupithecia centaureata)

(Geometer moths)

Plumose Log Fly

Eustalomyia hilaris was first recorded in Britain in 1971 (in London) and has expanded across southern and central Britain since then.

(Eustalomyia hilaris)

(Root-maggot flies)

The Common Beech is known in Britain as 'The Queen of Trees', and with good reason.

(Fagus sylvatica)

(Beeches, Sweet Chestnuts and Oaks)

Cats are creatures that detect movement with precision, using their sensitive hearing.

(Felis catus)

(Cats)

Sheep's Fescue is a short, slow-growing native perennial with grey-green bristly leaves.

(Festuca ovina agg.)

(Grasses)

Red Fescue

Red Fescue is a native, shade-loving, creeping perennial, with dark green glossy, bristly leaves which are rolled into tubes.

(Festuca rubra agg.)

(Grasses)

Lesser Celandine

The old name of Lesser Celandine, Pilewort, reflects the fact that its root tubers look like piles.

(Ficaria verna)

(Buttercups)

Pied Flycatcher

The Pied Flycatcher is a striking bird in its breeding phase with brighter and darker-coloured plumage than at other times.

(Ficedula hypoleuca)

(Old World Flycatchers)

Lesser Pocket-moss

This is the commonest Fissidens species with leaves that are bordered by long, narrow cells.

(Fissidens bryoides)

(Pocket mosses)

Common/Great Pocket-moss

The leaves of Common or Great Pocket-moss have a passing resemblance to yew leaves.

(Fissidens taxifolius taxifolius)

(Pocket mosses)

Clusters of tan yellow mushrooms on decaying deciduous trees betray this species, Velvet Shank.

(Flammulina velutipes)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Fennel

Fennel is a late-flowering umbellifer (Jul-Sep) with a long culinary history.

(Foeniculum vulgare)

(Umbellifers)

Garden Strawberry

The Garden Strawberry is an escapee that has made its way into Heene Cemetery.

(Fragaria ananassa)

(Roses)

Ash

The ash is a native British tree. This individual is a young sapling that we hope will grow to maturity.

(Fraxinus excelsior)

(Olives)

Chaffinch

Chaffinches are resident breeders as well as Winter visitors.

(Fringilla coelebs)

(Finches)

Snowdrop

Snowdrops flower between January and March, often being escapees from gardens, sometimes being planted.

(Galanthus nivalis)

(Amaryllises)

Cleavers or Goosegrass

Cleavers or Goosegrass is one of our most irrepressible native plants whose tiny white flowers appear in May.

(Galium aparine)

(Bedstraws)

Hedge Bedstraw -sometimes called "false baby's breath" - flowers from June to September.

(Galium mollugo)

(Bedstraws)

Woodruff

Woodruff - or Sweet Woodruff - is a perennial that forms a mat of hairless plants.

(Galium odoratum)

(Bedstraws)

Lady's Bedstraw

The yellow flowers of the native Lady's Bedstraw are a lovely sight on the Downs in June.

(Galium verum)

(Bedstraws)

Jay

Jays are resident breeders in woodland and town, feeding on invertebrates, fruit, and seeds.

(Garrulus glandarius)

(Crows)

Gasteruption or pennant wasp - unnamed 2

Gasteruption assectator (male), Heene Cemetery, mid-July 2025.

(Gasteruption assectator)

(Gasteruption or pennant wasps)

Gasteruption or pennant wasp - unnamed 1

Female Gasteruption jaculator, a parasitic wasp, Heene Cemetery, mid-July 2025.

(Gasteruption jaculator)

(Gasteruption or pennant wasps)

Cereal fly - unnamed 2

This small fly has cereal grasses as their larval food plant. (Photo credit Stuart MA Ball.)

(Geomyza Combinata agg.)

(Cereal flies)

Cut-leaved Crane's-bill

The Cut-leaved Crane's-bill is a member of the Geranium family.

(Geranium dissectum)

(Geraniums)

Meadow Crane's-bill

The Meadow Crane's-bill has striking blue-violet flowers that appear in June.

(Geranium pratense)

(Geraniums)

Herb Robert is a plant that belongs to the Geranium family.

(Geranium robertianum)

(Geraniums)

Wood Avens or Herb Bennet

Flowering from May, the yellow flowers of Wood Avens or Herb Bennet are a familiar sight in gardens nowadays.

(Geum urbanum)

(Roses)

The greyish downy perennial native Yorkshire Fog grass is very common in Heene Cemetery.

(Geum urbanum)

(Grasses)

The daisy-like bright yellow flowers of the Corn Marigold appear from June.

(Glebionis segetum)

(Asters)

The cap of the Parrot Waxcap is initially green and turns yellow with an orange tinge as it grows.

(Gliophorus psittacinus)

(Waxcaps)

The Cocksfoot Moth is a tiny daytime moth, no longer than 4 mm in length, often found in abundance between May and July.

(Glyphipterix simpliciella)

(Sedge moths)

Money spider - unnamed 1

This small money spider measures no more than 3 millimetres in length.

(Gonatium rubellum)

(Money spiders)

Brimstone

Males Brimstones are a bright yellow colour, whereas females are a paler, greenish white.

(Gonepteryx rhamni)

(Whites and Yellows)

Common Grammoptera

This is one of our smallest long-horn beetles, measuring 3-7mm.

(Grammoptera ruficornis)

(Longhorn beetles)

Triple-stripe Piercer

The moth is found in grassy habitats. They fly during the day between May and June - and again in August.

(Grapholita compositella)

(Tortrix moths)

Housefly - unnamed 3

These flies can be found in meadows, and on hedgerows and verges taking nectar especially from umbellifers, in summer.

(Graphomya maculata)

(House flies)

Grey-cushioned Grimmia

There are around 25 Grimmia mosses in Britain but Grimmia pulvinata is the commonest of this group.

(Grimmia pulvinata)

(Grimmia mosses)

Double-striped Pug

The Double-striped Pug is a common resident moth, often mistaken for a butterfly.

(Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)

(Geometer moths)

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