Small earth cones in the grounds of St Francis
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Small earth cones in the grounds of St Francis
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 3 Apr 2021
If you happen to see a large number of small earth piles suddenly occur on your grounds, it may well be the Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria). Females burrow under the soil and emerge in the warm Spring weather.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.140283
Longitude
-2.904905