Woodland Flowers of the Wye valley;Primrose.
The primrose, is Primula vulgaris, there are lots of plants that end with vulgaris. It means common. The primrose is one of …
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Woodland flowers of the Wye Valley; Dogs Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
I noticed that there are some Dogs Mercury plants in flower this week (starting Sunday 22nd of Feb) but they …
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Gorse (Ulex europea)
The Song of The Gorse Fairies “When gorse is out of blossom,” (Its prickles bare of gold) “Then kissing’s out …
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Lesser Celandine.
Lesser Celandine, (Ficaria verna) is probably the first woodland plant to come into flower each year. There are some more …
Cleddon
Cleddon Bog and Cleddon Falls are close to Ninewells wood and with all the rain we have had lately, the …
Wedding tree favours
Some years ago I set up a business called Wedding Tree Favours. Its origin was the wedding of my daughter …
Rushes at Ninewells wood
The woods are home to several species of grasses, rushes and sedges, and even some wood-rushes. To the casual observer …
Ninewells wood in December
December 2015, and I spent the morning in the wood, mainly just checking that no trees had been blown down …
Searching for Acorns, Ninewells wood
Last year I collected hundreds of Beech masts and Hazel nuts, and managed to grow quite a lot of them …
Fungi at Catbrook/Ninewells wood.
As the Autumn progresses I am finding a few new fungi in the woods. Some I can identify and some …
