Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley; Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
Wild Angelica grows in Ninewells wood and there is a lot of it in surrounding fields and hedgerows. It likes …
Category Archives: Species found at Ninewells wood
New? Species in Ninewells wood.
Recently I have seen several species in our section of Ninewells Wood which I have not seen before. Are they …
Wild animal Poo… an aid to identification.
Knowing your poo and recognising other signs is a good way of getting to grips with what animals are in …
Lizard in Ninewells wood
The viviparous lizard or common lizard, Zootoca vivipara (formerly Lacerta vivipara), is as its name suggests Common. But not in …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley; Willowherbs.(Epilobium)
The Willowherbs (Epilobium sp.) are a bit of a nightmare to identify. There are only 12 species growing in the …
Woodland plants of the Wye Valley; Red Campion (Silene dioica)
After the main show of Bluebells and Ramsons, the woods and hedgerows settle down a bit and during late Spring …
Woodland flowers of the Wye Valley; Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a native British plant but the photo below is of one which was growing on a …
Slime Mould (Fuligo septica)
I have been up in the woods today and yesterday (3rd and 4th June) rather belatedly starting to cut and collect …
April 2017
First visit after having been away for five weeks so I expected some changes. Some of the trees are now …
Ninewells wood; March
It was a lovely sunny day so I spent some time in the wood this afternoon. On arrival I was …
