Spindle #plants

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Trees, Spindle, April 2016

 

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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False Oxlip #plants

Posted by on Apr 15, 2016 in 2016, April, False Oxlip, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, False Oxslip, April 2016

 

Primula veris x vulgaris (P. x polyantha). (more…)

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‘The Sky Is An Immortal Tent’ #nature

Posted by on Apr 14, 2016 in 2016, April, Ash, General, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, April 2016

 

A line from a poem by William Blake. (more…)

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Tree guard living #spiders

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Spider, unidentified, April 2016

 

An unidentified spider has taken up residence in one of the tree guards. (more…)

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‘But best of all was the warm thick slobber of frogspawn that grew like clotted water’ #wildlife

Posted by on Apr 12, 2016 in 2016, Amphibians, April, Common Frog, Fauna, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, frogs, April 2016

 

From Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney (more…)

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A dream of better fortune #plants

Posted by on Apr 11, 2016 in 2011, April, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Violet, April 2016

 

Dreaming of violets meant things were on the up, says Baker. (more…)

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Colours of Spring #trees

Posted by on Apr 10, 2016 in 2016, April, Hawthorn, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, April 2016

 

Hawthorn bud, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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Shadows and reflections #nature

Posted by on Apr 9, 2016 in 2016, April, Pond, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, April 2016

 

The pond, looking north. (more…)

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Wolf’s Milk #slime mould

Posted by on Apr 8, 2016 in 2016, April, Lycogala terrestre, Slime Mould, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Slime mould, Wolf's Milk, April 2016

 

Lycogala terrestre on fallen wood. (more…)

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‘We stood within a bluebell wood!’ #plants

Posted by on Apr 7, 2016 in 2016, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebell, April 2016

 

From ‘The Bluebell Wood‘ by Felix Dennis. (more…)

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Cuckooflower #plants

Posted by on Apr 6, 2016 in 2016, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Cuckooflower, April 2016

 

Cardamine pratensis, also known as Lady’s Smock. (more…)

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Apple blossom time

Posted by on May 12, 2015 in 2015, April, Crab Apple, Provisional identification, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, April 2015

 

The first time I’ve seen this tree in flower, so I hope I’m right in thinking it’s a Crab Apple. (more…)

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