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Just been looking at our native hedge, planted about 3 years ago, when I spotted this on the dog rose. It looks like some sort of insect nest, its about 3-4cm in diameter, anyone ID it? 
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I think it's an old "robin's pincushion", a type of gall, inhabited by tiny parasitic wasps: Galls Page 1Last edited by Eyren; 31-03-2009, 04:45 PM. -
Oh the gall of them!
I think you may be right, thanks.
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