Page of Life


“Every aspect of Nature reveals a deep mystery and touches our sense of wonder and awe.” Carl Sagan, Cosmos, 1980.


Welcome to Peter Hillman’s Nature Journeys. As an amatuer photographer and wildlife enthusiast, Pete has taken thousands of photographs of over 1200 species of animal, plant and fungi over the years, and many of them can be found here on this site. Information regarding each species is also added to help aid in identifaction and for those who may be interested to learn more.


Vertebrates


Badger Meles meles
Mammals
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Birds
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis
Reptiles
Common Frog Rana temporaria
Amphibians
Shanny Lipophrys pholis juvenile
Fish

Invertebrates


Golden-bloomed Longhorn Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Insects
Ground Wolf Spider Trochosa terricola
Spiders
Mites & Ticks
Springtails
Phalangium opilio female
Harvestmen
Woodlice
Common Garden Snails (Cornu aspersum)
Slugs, Snails & Bivalves
White-legged Millipede Tachypodoiulus niger
Centipedes & Millipedes
Enchytraeidae Potworm
Worms

Plants


Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Wild Flowers
Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus)
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Hart’s-tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
Ferns & Horsetails
Redshank Moss Ceratodon purpureus
Mosses & Liverworts

Fungi


Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Fungi
Coral Slime Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Slime Moulds
Golden Shield Lichen (Xanthoria parietina)
Lichens

Other


Robin's Pincushion (Diplolepis rosae)
Plant Galls
Perfoliate Pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus
Freshwater Life
Witches Butter Nostoc commune
Bacteria
Snakelocks Anemone (Anemonia viridis)
Coastal Life

16 thoughts on “Page of Life

  1. I thought I had missed your important blog posts. Whatever the reason for the break, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for an absolutely phenomenal effort to spread knowledge, about the diversity in our small world and about which most people know nothing. An extremely ambitious work with searchable text and image. Thank you for what you have done for a part of humanity, but above all for the “inhuman” ecosystem.

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    • Thank you so much Hans for such a lovely encouraging comment! 🙂 I am taking a break from things, but hope to be back soon. I hope all is well with you there. Best wishes, Pete.

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  2. Wow, it’s GREAT that we found your blog. We will surely come back and use it for looking up different animals and plans.
    Thank you so much for sharing
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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