Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)
Several species of fungi are now making their presence at Catbook wood, unfortunately most of them are poisonous or not …
Category Archives: History; 2013 to the present.
Goodbye summer; hello winter.
Here are two photos I took last week, at virtually the same moment. For me one was the last vestige of Summer …
Wild flowers in Ninewells wood
So far I have added 22 photos to my wild flower page, and virtually all of them were taken in …
Boletus badius
It is only just August, but I have spotted the first fungi, and it was a boletus. This specimen has …
Trail camera update.
Well not a lot to report, I have had the cameras in the woods, on and off for some while …
More squirrel damage.
Not content with eating my nuts, hazel nuts that is, the squirrel has now started to remove the bark from …
Vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua)
First visit to Catbrook wood for just over a month, due to overseas commitments. A lot changes in a month, …
The Squirrel has had my nuts!
Well something has had them, I suspect its squirrels but it might be mice or even Jays. I planted about …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley, Wood Anemone ; Anemone nemorosa
The wood anemones have been out now for about two weeks down in the Wye valley, ie since early March. …
Recent planting at Ninewells wood.
This is really just for the record, because in 10 years time I will have forgotten what I planted, when …
Ninewells Wood 