‘What then so cheerful as the Holly-tree?’ #plants

Posted by on Dec 7, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Holly, November, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Holly, November 2016

 

Ilex aquifolium and a line from The Holly-Tree by Robert Southey. (more…)

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Spindle #plants

Posted by on Dec 6, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, November, Plants, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, November 2016

 

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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The 2015 species in the wood list #nature

Posted by on Dec 5, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, November, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, north ride, November 2015

 

It’s taken me so long to get the 2015 list organised that the leaves have fallen and it’s almost 2017. (more…)

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Hazel #trees #plants

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Trees, Hazel, November 2016

 

Corylus avellana. (more…)

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End of the road or start of the journey? #fungi

Posted by on Dec 3, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Fungi, November, Stump Puffball | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Stump Puffball, November 2016

 

Decaying Stump Puffball, Lycoperdon pyriforme. (more…)

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Bramble #plants

Posted by on Dec 3, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, November, Plants | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Bramble, November 2016

 

Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Heart of the wood 2016 #trees #nature

Posted by on Dec 1, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, November, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, November 2016

 

First spotted by Claire and for Claire. (more…)

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‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ #nature #autumn

Posted by on Nov 30, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, November, Rides, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, north ride, November 2016

 

The north ride and a line from the poem of the same name by Robert Frost. (more…)

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Young Oak #trees #plants

Posted by on Nov 29, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, November, Oak, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, November 2016

 

Quercus robur. (more…)

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So bright, so brief #nature

Posted by on Nov 27, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, November, Oak, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, November 2016

 

Happy birthday, Tom. (more…)

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South ride #nature

Posted by on Nov 26, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, November, Rides, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, south ride, November 2016

 

Feels like autumn on the cusp of winter – golds and yellows flash among the green. (more…)

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Frog legs it #wildlife

Posted by on Nov 25, 2016 in 2016, Amphibians, Autumn, Common Frog, Fauna, November | 0 comments

 

 

Frog, amphibian, November 2016

 

This small Rana temporaria leapt into cover. (more…)

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