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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.]

Orange-vented Mason Bee

The males of these mason bees are small, being about 6 mm long, whereas the females are longer, at 10 mm.

(Osmia leaiana)

(Mason bees)

Hare's Ear

The irregularly ear-shaped Hare's Ear cup fungus is attached by a short white stalk, and is of an ochraceous colour.

(Otidea onotica)

(Sac Mushrooms and allies)

Wood-sorrel has bell-shaped flowers that open fully, with petals that flare outwards, in full sun.

(Oxalis acetosella)

(Wood Sorrels)

Pink Sorrel, Heene Cemetery, October 2025.

(Oxalis articulata)

(Wood Sorrels)

Swartz's Feather-moss

This moss grows on base-rich soil, bare or turf, in a range of habitats, with a preference for moist conditions.

(Oxyrrhynchium hians)

(Feather-mosses and Mouse-tail mosses)

Soldier fly - unnamed 1

This tiny fly has an unusually round abdomen and yellow legs and antennae.

(Pachygaster leachii)

(Soldier flies)

Pine Needle Weevil - unnamed 1

The bright green Pachyrhinus lethierryi is very small, between 3.5 and 4.5 millimetres in length.

(Pachyrhinus lethierryi)

(Pine Needle Weevils)

Common Green Shieldbug

The Common Green Shield has a bright green colour early in the year, which darkens to nearly bronze as the year progresses.

(Palomena prasina)

(Stink Bugs)

Orange-spot Piercer

The Orange-spot Piercer moth is a small moth, at rest with a length of less than a centimetre.

(Pamene aurana)

(Tortrix moths)

The Regal Piercer moth is a small moth with a wingspan of between 13 and 16 millimetres.

(Pammene regiana)

(Tortrix moths)

Our wild annual poppy flowers from June. The seeds survive a long time in the soil, germinating when the soil is disturbed.

(Papaver rhoeas)

(Poppies)

The Speckled Wood is the most frequently seen butterfly in the cemetery.

(Pararge aegeria tircis)

(Fritillaries, Nymphalids and Browns)

Wolf spider - unnamed 1

Wolf spiders are so named because of their agile skill with hunting, and their sharp eyesight.

(Pardosa sp.)

(Wolf spiders)

Pellitory-of-the-Wall

This small, rather straggly, plant is multi-branched with spreading stems.

(Parietaria judaica)

(Mints and Dead-Nettles)

Virginia Creeper

The Virginia Creeper has distinctive leaves with five elliptical leaflets (hence the Latin name quinquefolia).

(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

(Vines and creepers)

Blue Tit

Blue Tits are regular visitors to garden feeders, favouring peanuts over other seeds.

(Parus caeruleus)

(Tits)

Great Tit

Great Tits are successful omnivores, the prominent black belly stripe of the male being its most attractive feature to females.

(Parus major)

(Tits)

House Sparrows have a RED status in Britain. They nest in towns and cities close to people.

(Passer domesticus)

(Sparrows)

The edges of the Brown Rollrim roll under to the gills.

(Paxillus involutus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Penstemon ‘Firebird’

Memorial Garden planting - Penstemon ‘Firebird’

(Penstemon 'Firebird')

(Plantain)

Penstemon 'Thundercloud'

Penstemon 'Thundercloud', Heene Cemetery, October 2025.

(Penstemon 'Thundercloud')

(Plantains)

Green Alkanet has bright blue (and sometimes pink) flowers with white eyes, as do the Forget-me-nots.

(Pentaglottis sempervirens)

(Borages)

Red-legged Shieldbug

These shield bugs are between 11 and 14mm in length. Their large brown bodies and bright orange legs make identification easy (even if they land on a red jumper). (Photo credit: Ang White.)

(Pentatoma rufipes)

(Shield bugs)

The Willow Beauty moth has mottled and streaked markings, predominantly made of different shades of brown.

(Peribatodes rhomboidaria)

(Geometer moths)

Coal Tit

The slender bill of the Coal Tit means it is better suited to feeding in conifers.

(Periparus ater)

(Tits)

Ichneumon wasp - unnamed 4

This ichneumon wasp parasitizes a family of smaller wasps (including the Sphecidae) that build their nests in burrows or tree stumps.

(Perithous scurra)

(Ichneumon wasps)

Tachinid fly - unnamed 1

This is a small and very hairy fly. It is thought to be a parasite of shield bugs.

(Phania funesta)

(Tachinidae)

Housefly - unnamed 4

Phaonia angelicae is a widespread and frequent insect in England.

(Phaonia angelicae)

(House flies)

Housefly - unnamed 2

This common orange-coloured housefly reproduces several times a year. Larvae overwinter.

(Phaonia subventa)

(House flies)

Pheasant

Female Pheasants are mottled with paler brown and black, which serves to camouflage them when nesting.

(Phasianus colchicus)

(Pheasants, Partridges, Grouse, et al)

Common Froghopper

The Common Froghopper is small (at between 4 and 7 millimetres in length), but their jumping ability—courtesy of its extraordinary hind leg muscles—enables it to jump 70cm into the air.

(Philaenus spumarius)

(Spittlebugs)

Running Crab Spider - unnamed 1

Philodromus dispar is found in the southern half of Britain in broad-leaved woodland, gardens and parks.

(Philodromus dispar)

(Running Crab Spiders)

Common Striped Woodlouse

Adult Common Striped Woodlice are grey-brown, with a dark head and a dorsal stripe.

(Philoscia muscorum)

(Woodlice)

Ruby Tiger

The Ruby Tiger moth has a wingspan of between 35 and 45 millimetres.

(Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

(Tigers and Ermine Moths)

Ilex Leaf-miner

Ilex Leaf-miner moth, Heene Cemetery, October 2025.

(Phyllonorycter messaniella)

(Leaf-miner micromoths)

Chiffchaff

This Chiffchaff is about to be released, having been ringed in Heene Cemetery on March 15th 2021.

(Phylloscopus collybita)

(Old World Warblers)

The Willow Warbler is almost unique amongst birds in that it moults all of its feathers twice in a year.

(Phylloscopus trochilus)

(Old World Warblers)

Lichen - unnamed 1

Physcia tenella is a grey foliose lichen.

(Physcia tenella)

(Lichens)

Magpie

Magpies are resident breeders, and with a population of 610000 pairs in 2016 their conservation status is GREEN.

(Pica pica)

(Crows)

Green Woodpecker

Caught on a camera trap, a Green Woodpecker and a Great Spotted Woodpecker

(Picus viridis)

(Woodpeckers)

This Small White seems large when viewed close up and it's true that telling a Small White from a Large White is not easy.

(Pieris Artogeia rapae)

(Whites and Yellows)

The eggs of this common butterfly are laid on the undersides of the leaves of brassicas and Wild Mignonette.

(Pieris brassicae)

(Whites and Yellows)

Fox-and-cubs or Orange Hawkweed

Orange Hawkweed gives off a honey-like odour in the sunshine. Hawkweed extracts are used to treat lung disorders and asthma.

(Pilosella aurantiaca)

(Asters)

Common Pipistrelle

This small bat has fast, erratic flight at head height. Its ultrasound Peak Frequency Range (PFR) is 46.5 kHz.

(Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

(Vespertilionid Bats)

European Nursery Web Spider

This is a long-legged spider with a slender abdomen. The tall vegetation in the cemetery in Summer is perfect habitat for this hunting species.

(Pisaura mirabilis)

(Nursery Web Spiders)

Ribwort Plantain

In April the brown flowers of Ribwort Plantain sit above the lanceolate leaves of this common native plant.

(Plantago lanceolata)

(Plantains)

Greater Plantain

Greater Plantain have rounder leaves than the Ribwort Plantain.

(Plantago major)

(Plantains)

White-footed Hoverfly

The White-footed Hoverfly is a small, slender hoverfly with silver-grey markings.

(Platycheirus albimanus)

(Hoverflies)

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