Woodland Flowers of the Wye valley;Primrose.
The primrose, is Primula vulgaris, there are lots of plants that end with vulgaris. It means common. The primrose is one of …
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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 …
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Gorse (Ulex europea)
The Song of The Gorse Fairies “When gorse is out of blossom,” (Its prickles bare of gold) “Then kissing’s out …
Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Lesser Celandine.
Lesser Celandine, (Ficaria verna) is probably the first woodland plant to come into flower each year. There are some more …
Rushes at Ninewells wood
The woods are home to several species of grasses, rushes and sedges, and even some wood-rushes. To the casual observer …
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 …
Badgers at Ninewells Wood
Thanks to my trail cameras I have discovered that badgers are visiting the woods. So far the photos are not …
Trail Camera Results
Last year between 2nd and the 9th May the Deer Initiative had a trail camera in Catbrook wood. During that …
Snow at Catbrook wood.
Last night it snowed in Monmouthshire and in Gloucestershire, well in our part of it which is the Forest of …
Tree sleeves
We have started to protect some of the regenerating trees in Catbrook wood. If we do not do this I …
Ninewells Wood 