Woodland flowers of the Wye Valley; Pignut (Conopodium majus)
Pignut is one of the least spectacular members of the Umbellifers. The large family of Umbellifers includes the very familiar …
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Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Yellow Archangel (Lamium galeobdolon)
Yellow Archangel is one of the classic woodland wildflowers. By that I mean it is very much associated with ancient …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye Valley; Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia)
Herb Paris is an odd looking plant, it has just four leaves which are aligned opposite each other in two …
Hairs tail Cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum)
Yesterday (27/04/2017) I was checking out my bit of woodland and came across this little pant. I guessed that it …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley; Ramsons. (Allium ursinum)
Ramsons, smells of garlic and onions, they have white flowers and in some areas it replaces bluebells and so the field …
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; Bluebell ( Hyacinthoides non-scripta )
Bluebells used to be Endymion non scripta but now its Hyacinthoides non-scripta! They are probably the most spectacular of our woodland …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ninewells Wood 