CloseEyeOnSeptember

Seeds are falling throughout September, but don't always land where you might expect them - here some sycamore keys have fallen onto new leaflets of ash.

2009-02-08T05:04:45Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Seeds are falling throughout September, but don't always land where you might expect them - here some sycamore keys have fallen onto new leaflets of ash.

These bright hips are from a Dog Rose, which is showing as much colour at this time of year as in its prime a few months earlier.

2009-07-20T15:44:28Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
These bright hips are from a Dog Rose, which is showing as much colour at this time of year as in its prime a few months earlier.

Fresh Ivy shoots are still spreading out in September. Ivy is one of the few plants that is about to bloom throughout the Crane Valley this month.

2009-06-05T08:33:15Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Fresh Ivy shoots are still spreading out in September. Ivy is one of the few plants that is about to bloom throughout the Crane Valley this month.

Hogweed is such a tough plant that some dried plants are still standing like miniature telegraph poles, defiant in the onset of season's end.

2009-06-05T08:21:38Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Hogweed is such a tough plant that some dried plants are still standing like miniature telegraph poles, defiant in the onset of season's end.

The Common Frog is an elusive resident on Crane Park Island for much of the year, but in September they are often seen in decaying meadows and track sides.

2009-02-08T05:05:15Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
The Common Frog is an elusive resident on Crane Park Island for much of the year, but in September they are often seen in decaying meadows and track sides.

Small Teasel is a very attractive little globular flower which makes a welcome appearance on Crane Park Island in the late summer and provides nourishment to pollen hunters at the end of the ...

2009-02-08T05:04:22Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Small Teasel is a very attractive little globular flower which makes a welcome appearance on Crane Park Island in the late summer and provides nourishment to pollen hunters at the end of the ...

One plant that it is still in flower in September is the wonderfully-named Trifid Bur-marigold. The largest stands of this bankside plant are found on the inner sanctums of Crane Park Island ...

2009-06-05T20:54:22Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
One plant that it is still in flower in September is the wonderfully-named Trifid Bur-marigold. The largest stands of this bankside plant are found on the inner sanctums of Crane Park Island ...

Freshwater snails can often be seen in the shallows of the Crane. This trio are consuming surface vegetation on the inner channel on Crane Park Island.

2009-06-05T21:06:34Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Freshwater snails can often be seen in the shallows of the Crane. This trio are consuming surface vegetation on the inner channel on Crane Park Island.

The Michaelmas Daisy is another late flowering plant that ensures that there is still dazzling colour to be found along the waysides of the Crane Valley in September.

2009-06-05T08:14:01Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
The Michaelmas Daisy is another late flowering plant that ensures that there is still dazzling colour to be found along the waysides of the Crane Valley in September.

September is a month when the webs of Garden Spiders, Araneus diadematus, suddenly appear to be absolutely everywhere along the Crane.

2009-07-20T15:46:59Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
September is a month when the webs of Garden Spiders, Araneus diadematus, suddenly appear to be absolutely everywhere along the Crane.

September light captures the ripples of the River Crane as it meanders behind Crane Park Island.

2009-07-20T15:34:30Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
September light captures the ripples of the River Crane as it meanders behind Crane Park Island.

The spectacular Rosebay Willowherb has finished flowering in September and the flowers are now replaced by chaotic whorls of cotton seeds. Good stands of this plant occur on the Twickenham R ...

2009-07-20T15:55:54Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
The spectacular Rosebay Willowherb has finished flowering in September and the flowers are now replaced by chaotic whorls of cotton seeds. Good stands of this plant occur on the Twickenham R ...

Dragonflies can still be seen along the Crane in September. This Common Darter is resting on a blade of sedge in between short hawking expeditions over the surface of the Crane.

2009-02-08T05:05:17Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Dragonflies can still be seen along the Crane in September. This Common Darter is resting on a blade of sedge in between short hawking expeditions over the surface of the Crane.

Hawthorn berries are ripening throughout the Crane Valley, providing a feast for local birds and other wildlife.

2009-07-29T22:18:36Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Hawthorn berries are ripening throughout the Crane Valley, providing a feast for local birds and other wildlife.

Lesser Burdock has finished flowering and the seedheads are now in evidence. Many will remain intact throughout the entire winter season and will still be standing in the spring.

2009-07-20T16:02:14Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Lesser Burdock has finished flowering and the seedheads are now in evidence. Many will remain intact throughout the entire winter season and will still be standing in the spring.

Autumnal dew drops decorate a spider's web.

2009-08-11T01:20:12Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Autumnal dew drops decorate a spider's web.

Late summer broods of tiny toadlets are often disturbed in areas of long grass, where they shelter from the September sunshine.

2009-02-08T04:42:32Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Late summer broods of tiny toadlets are often disturbed in areas of long grass, where they shelter from the September sunshine.

Herb Robert continues to blaze into early autumn, providing one of the last glows of a receding woodland understorey.

2009-07-29T22:36:56Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Herb Robert continues to blaze into early autumn, providing one of the last glows of a receding woodland understorey.

A close eye on the head of a tiny fungus as it emerges in early autumn on a grassy meadow.

2009-02-08T05:05:20Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
A close eye on the head of a tiny fungus as it emerges in early autumn on a grassy meadow.

Green shield-bugs progress through a number of nymph stages on their way to full adulthood, of which this is just one.

2009-07-29T22:15:12Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Green shield-bugs progress through a number of nymph stages on their way to full adulthood, of which this is just one.

Fungii are one of the most astonishing and surprising life forms along the Crane and September is one of the best months to hunt them out.

2009-07-29T21:48:01Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Fungii are one of the most astonishing and surprising life forms along the Crane and September is one of the best months to hunt them out.

Spiders appear in large numbers in September and weave complex bowl-shaped webs amidst the lusher vegetation along the Crane.

2009-07-29T21:30:40Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Spiders appear in large numbers in September and weave complex bowl-shaped webs amidst the lusher vegetation along the Crane.

The leaves of this field rose are turning in September, proving that autumn colours need not burn with fire on order to attract the eye.

2009-07-29T21:49:24Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
The leaves of this field rose are turning in September, proving that autumn colours need not burn with fire on order to attract the eye.

By September the weeds beneath the surface of the Crane can be quite extensive and provide a rich source of late season colour.

2009-07-20T15:48:05Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
By September the weeds beneath the surface of the Crane can be quite extensive and provide a rich source of late season colour.

The ghostly flowers of Ivy break out this month, providing a late source of nectar for the last insects of the year.

2009-07-29T22:07:39Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
The ghostly flowers of Ivy break out this month, providing a late source of nectar for the last insects of the year.

Apparently it is never too late in the season for action, no matter how small you are!

2009-07-29T22:11:01Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
Apparently it is never too late in the season for action, no matter how small you are!

The unopened flower heads of small teasel are bold and striking September highlights on Crane Park Island.

2009-07-29T22:21:12Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
The unopened flower heads of small teasel are bold and striking September highlights on Crane Park Island.

The hobbys that can be seen skillfully patrolling the airways along the Crane (and probably breed here) are about to migrate south in September.

2009-02-08T05:04:40Z

Anita and Keith Martin (borsuk)
The hobbys that can be seen skillfully patrolling the airways along the Crane (and probably breed here) are about to migrate south in September.