Hedge hog house
I have now placed in our wood a domain for a Hedgehog. I am reluctant to add artificial attractants to …
Category Archives: Woodland wildflowers
Woodland Wildflowers, from blog to book???
I started my blog about Catbrook wood when we first decided to buy it…. at that stage it was a …
On top of the Napoleonic Wall.
Surrounding part of Ninewells wood is a very substantial wall, Some say it was built by Napoleonic Prisoners of war, …
Woodland flowers of the Wye Valley; Sowbread,(Cyclamen hederifolium)
Sowbread is a wild cyclamen. They flower in the Autumn and have pink or occasionally white flowers. It sounds like an …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley; Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Hemp Agrimony is a tall dominant flower found in damp shady woodlands and woodland carr habitats. It can grow up …
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Meadow Saffron (Colchicum autumnale)
Meadow saffron also known as Autumn crocus is one of the few woodland flowers which comes into bloom in the Autumn. …
Woodland wild flowers of the Wye valley Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
There are lots of species of heather and most of them have the scientific name Erica. However perhaps the commonest …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley; Pale St John’s wort (Hypericum montanum)
Pale St Johns Wort is another of the semi woodland St John’s Wort species, although I think it is more …
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 …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley; Slender St John’s wort ( Hypericum pulchrum)
There are about ten species of St John’s wort growing in the UK and a few others that are not …
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