Woodland flowers of the Wye valley; Green Hellebore ( Helleborus viridis )
Green Hellebore, this is a fairly rare plant in the wild though many people are familiar with the garden varieties …
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Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley; Lungwort (Pulmonaria officianalis)
Lungwort is not classed as native but as naturalised. It is native in Europe and across to the middle east.As …
Ninewells wood; March
It was a lovely sunny day so I spent some time in the wood this afternoon. On arrival I was …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley: Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)
There is a patch of this plant growing beside the road known as ‘The Rocks’ which skirts an area on the edge …
Woodland wildflowers of the Wye valley: Snowdrops, (Galanthus nivalis)
Well, it is widely accepted now that Snowdrops are not a native British species… but then again so many of …
Woodland plants of the Wye valley, Toothwort.
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 …
Woodland Flowers of the Wye valley; Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis)
This little plant flowers quite early and as it is quite small it is easily overlooked. As you can see …
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 …
Tree sleeves
We have started to protect some of the regenerating trees in Catbrook wood. If we do not do this I …
Ninewells Wood 