7057. Brunel Way (321)

Unknown artist, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
Unknown artist, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

One of the great pleasures of walking around town seeking out street art is that you get to find things that are remarkable and mysterious. It can be like finding treasure, and perhaps that is why I enjoy it so much. I found this magnificent frog (unfortunately a bit scuffed by bike tyre marks) under Brunel Way, just minding its own business.

Unknown artist, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
Unknown artist, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

I don’t know who painted the piece, and can’t think of any artist I know who would paint such a beauty and not sign it (reminds me a little of Hazard’s work). The perspective and depth that has been achieved points towards a very talented and experienced artist. Creatures of the natural world are always going to get great praise from me, and this one is an absolute peach, which left me very happy.

Red Admiral

Red Admiral (Vanessa atlanta), St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025
Red Admiral (Vanessa atlanta), St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2025

.

Dry spring and summer

a good year for butterflies

uplifting beauty

.

by Scooj

Bulrush

Bulrush (Typhus latifolia), Risley Moss, Cheshire, July 2025

.

On wetted peatland

rising high, unwavering

the bulrush is king

.

by Scooj

Small magpie

Small magpie (Anania hortulata), Redland, Bristol, July 2025
Small magpie (Anania hortulata), Redland, Bristol, July 2025

.

Delicate shimmer

betrays any concealment

stay still, stay alive

.

by Scooj

Aggregation

Cinnabar caterpillars, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
Cinnabar caterpillars, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

.

An eating machine

cinnabar caterpillars

fine dining ragwort

.

by Scooj

Lady’s Bedstraw

Lady,s Bedstraw (Galium verum), Purdown, Bristol, June 2025
Lady,s Bedstraw (Galium verum), Purdown, Bristol, June 2025

.

In parched parkland

wild flowers battle for space

small in the grand scheme…

.

by Scooj

Asian Lady Beetle

Asian lady beetle (Harmonis axyridis), Nostell Gardens, West Yorkshire, June 2025
Asian lady beetle (Harmonis axyridis), Nostell Gardens, West Yorkshire, June 2025

.

Deep flower border

swirling sea of green and pink

and a large ladybird

.

by Scooj

Cinnabar Moth

Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), Redland, Bristol, June 2025
Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), Redland, Bristol, June 2025

.

On garden patrol

cinnabar moth entrances

daylong resident

.

by Scooj

Cannon

.

From Bristol rooftops

carrion crow cannon caws

reverberating

.

by Scooj

Common European Greenbottle Fly

Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata). Redland, Bristol, June 2025
Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata), Redland, Bristol, June 2025

.

Most harshly thought of

bothersome and annoying

bottle-green beauty

.

by Scooj