Black bird / Thrush
Saw this bird in the woods today, it had been feeding on Rowan berries. However is it a female blackbird …
Category Archives: Species found at Catbrook
Grey squirrel
What a lovely little chap…… every woodland owners friend.
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Rosebay Willow Herb (Chamerion angustifolium)
This is sometimes known as Fireweed, because it will often spring up in an area where there has been a …
Nightjars
Well this is going to be a convoluted tale. Last week I was in my wood and a chap I …
2.5 hectares !!!!!!
Got back from our southern African adventures on Friday and despite the sleep deprivation, I decided to make a quick …
Changes at Ninewells wood.
This is a bit of an update, I have hoped that as a result of felling the Corsican Pines and …
Redstart
Great day up at Ninewells wood today, I got a lot done and it did not rain, so I did …
Tree Pipit
The last time I was up at Ninewells wood I saw a small nondescript bird fly up from the ground …
Woodland plants of the Wye valley; Wood-sorrel (Oxalis acetosa)
Wood-sorrel, is not related to the Sorrels called Rumex and looking like miniature dock plants, this sorrel is an Oxalis …
Woodland plants of the Wye Valley; Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
To my mind this is more of a heath and moorland plant, but it is quite common in Ninewells wood …
Ninewells Wood 