{"id":12839,"date":"2025-07-10T20:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12839"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:09:51","slug":"denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Denso, Scrape &amp; Canal 5 Jul &#8217;25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b4037246 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-acd99cb5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#abb8c3;border-radius:15px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">A walk down to Denso Marston Nature Reserve, through the scrape behind Sapper Jordan Rossi Way and up to the Leeds Liverpool Canal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a few things I like:- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A 16 Spot Ladybird peering down at a couple of Soldier Beetles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A six spot Burnet Moth on a Great Burnet flower, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A good view of a singing Song Thrush, they are often heard but getting good views is difficult.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">As usual you can tap\/touch\/click on an image, not its caption, to see it in better quality in the gallery. And if you like what you see please click on one or more of the <em>Share <\/em>buttons at the bottom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#abb8c3;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Denso Marston Nature Reserve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s not many photos from DMNR. Just a couple taken from the path down to the gate. Hazel tree and Cherry tree on the way down and then what I think is a Dryad&#8217;s Saddle polypore bracket fungus and a Cormorant with its wings out for drying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/hazel-nut-on-path-to-dmnr-river-aire\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hazel&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751724485&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;208&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hazel \\u0026amp; nut on path to DMNR \\u0026amp; River Aire&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hazel &amp;amp; nut on path to DMNR &amp;amp; River Aire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Hazel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3403_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hazel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12841\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/young-cherries-on-path-to-dmnr-river-aire\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cherry&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751724586&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;208&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Young Cherries on path to DMNR \\u0026amp; River Aire&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Young Cherries on path to DMNR &amp;amp; River Aire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cherry&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3409_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cherry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/dryads-saddle-polyporus-squamosus-dmnr-river-aire\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Fungus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751732691&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dryad&#039;s Saddle (Polyporus squamosus). DMNR \\u0026amp; River Aire&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dryad&amp;#8217;s Saddle (Polyporus squamosus). DMNR &amp;amp; River Aire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fungus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4674_05.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/cormorant-dmnr-river-aire\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cormorant&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751732984&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0028571428571429&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Cormorant. DMNR \\u0026amp; River Aire&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cormorant. DMNR &amp;amp; River Aire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cormorant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4714_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cormorant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#abb8c3;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Scrape<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walking through the grasses and plants on the Scrape has become much more interesting even though it is not the same without the hedge rows that used to be in the area. The Ringlet butterfly is looking a bit worn around the edges. It is surprising how many times I get back and look closer at some of the photos and see something new. There are often tiny insects sharing the frame with the main subject. Like the two mating Soldier Beetles with the 16 spot Ladybird looking down towards them. The 2 Green Veined Whites were also mating. There were a few Burnet Moths around, some of them looking as though they had only recently emerged and needed to recover from the process. I like the second one, a Six Spot Burnet Moth on a Great Burnet flower. Did the Burnet Moth give its name to the flower of the flower give its name to the moth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12844\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/ringlet-in-the-scrape-dmnr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ringlet&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751725678&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;288&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ringlet in the scrape, DMNR&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ringlet in the scrape, DMNR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ringlet&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3564_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ringlet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/large-skipper-in-the-scrape-dmnr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Large Skipper&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751725825&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Large Skipper in the scrape, DMNR&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Large Skipper in the scrape, DMNR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Large Skipper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3607_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Large Skipper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"12846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/soldier-beetle-mating-watched-by-a-16-spot-ladybird-in-the-scrap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1447,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Soldier Beetles and Ladybird&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751725937&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;208&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Soldier Beetle mating watched by a 16 spot ladybird in the scrap&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Soldier Beetle mating watched by a 16 spot ladybird in the scrap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Soldier Beetles and Ladybird&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05-724x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"12846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3627_05.jpg 1447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldier Beetles and Ladybird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/mating-green-veined-whites-in-the-scrape-dmnr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751730756&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;208&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mating Green Veined Whites in the scrape, DMNR&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mating Green Veined Whites in the scrape, DMNR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4325_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/six-spot-burnet-moth-on-knapweed-in-the-scrape-dmnr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;6 Spot Burnet Moth&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751731356&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Six Spot Burnet Moth on Knapweed in the scrape, DMNR&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Six Spot Burnet Moth on Knapweed in the scrape, DMNR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;6 Spot Burnet Moth&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4482_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">6 Spot Burnet Moth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"12851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/six-spot-burnet-moth-on-great-burnet-sanguisorba-officinalis-i\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1448,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;6 Spot Burnet Moth&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751731801&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Six Spot Burnet Moth on Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) i&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Six Spot Burnet Moth on Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) i\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;6 Spot Burnet Moth&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05-724x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"12851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4548_05.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">6 Spot Burnet Moth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/hedge-bedstraw-galium-mollugo-galium-album-in-the-scrape-dm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bedstraw&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751731625&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0028571428571429&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hedge bedstraw, Galium mollugo, (Galium album) in the scrape, DM&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hedge bedstraw, Galium mollugo, (Galium album) in the scrape, DM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bedstraw&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4498_05.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bedstraw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/grass-small-skipper-in-the-scrape-dmnr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Grass&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751731746&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Grass  \\u0026amp; Small Skipper in the scrape, DMNR&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grass  &amp;amp; Small Skipper in the scrape, DMNR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Grass&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4510_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grass<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"12852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/eriothrix-rufomaculata-in-the-scrape-dmnr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1448,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Fly&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751731965&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Eriothrix rufomaculata in the scrape, DMNR&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eriothrix rufomaculata in the scrape, DMNR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fly&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05-724x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"12852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4590_05.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/ichneumon-wasp-in-the-scrape-dmnr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Wasp&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1751732017&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ichneumon Wasp in the scrape, DMNR&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ichneumon Wasp in the scrape, DMNR\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wasp&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05-1024x724.jpg\" data-id=\"12853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C4615_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wasp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Bedstraw gets its name from providing a suitable mattress stuffing, the different varieties giving a different fragrance. Post apocalypse this might be useful to know but many people have switched to memory foam, polyurethane foam, and polyester fiberfill. However many mattresses still use natural fillings that include\u00a0cotton, wool, latex, and various types of fibers like coir (coconut fiber).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photo of the grass and the Small Skipper appealed to me, I guess because it helps show things with their surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The fly is an Eriothrix rufomaculata and the Wasp is one of the Ichneumon Wasps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-border-color has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#abb8c3;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Buck Mill Lane &amp; Canal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up on the Leeds Liverpool Canal a Water Lily was in flower but I did not spot any Dragonflies flitting around and laying their eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Comma butterfly and the Ash seeds heads were on the canal bank but the Song Thrush and Blackbirds were visible from the end of the Buck Lane footbridge. I am sure the Blackbirds, and all other wildlife, are totally oblivious to the source of the objects they forage around it is disheartening to see our rubbish\/cast-offs that they have to live around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3809_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/water-lily-in-the-canal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3809_05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul 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https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3809_05-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3809_05-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3809_05-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3809_05.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Water Lily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3827_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-attachment-id=\"12858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-scrape-canal-5-jul-25\/comma-by-the-canal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/R7_C3827_05.jpg\" 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