Another sunny day today and a single 7-spot Ladybird appeared.
Adults hibernate in hollow plant stems and cavities, sometimes clustering together in large numbers. The 7-spot ladybird is also a migratory species: large numbers fly in from the continent every spring, boosting our native population.
The life cycle of a ladybird consists of four phases: the egg; the larval stage, during which the larva undergoes a series of moults; the pupa, in which the larva develops into an adult; and the adult phase, during which the female lays eggs in batches of up to 40. source; https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/7-spot-ladybird
Someone once asked me, "How do you know the names of all these plants?"
The answer is simple: one at a time. And, retired now for 12 years there has been a lot of species to see and learn.
This plant is the Barren Strawberry: Potentilla sterelis. So called as the ripe fruits do not become fleshy and red. source; The Wild Flower Key. https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-wild-flower-key/francis-rose/9780723251750
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