Look north

Posted by on Dec 12, 2013 in 2013, December, General, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, December 2013

 

The view across the border from the north ride. (more…)

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King Alfred’s cakes

Posted by on Dec 11, 2013 in 2013, Cramp Balls, December, Fungi, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Cramp Balls, December 2013

 

Named because they look like burnt offerings. (more…)

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Chip off the old block

Posted by on Dec 10, 2013 in 2013, December, Field Maple, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, December 2013

 

A young Field Maple, Acer campestre, shows its colours. (more…)

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Touch of floral sun as all around falls

Posted by on Dec 9, 2013 in 2013, Creeping Buttercup, December, Flowers, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Buttercup, December 2013

 

Creeping Buttercup just keeps flowering, even among the leaf litter. (more…)

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Mellow yellow: Maple colours 3 of 3

Posted by on Dec 8, 2013 in 2013, December, Field Maple, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, December 2013

 

Field Maple on the north ride. (more…)

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Sulphur Tuft

Posted by on Dec 7, 2013 in 2013, December, Fungi, Sulphur Tuft, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Sulphur Tuft, December 2013

 

Hypholoma fasciculare. (more…)

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Mellow yellow: Maple colours 2 of 3

Posted by on Dec 6, 2013 in 2013, December, Field Maple, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, December 2013

 

Field Maple, Acer campestre. (more…)

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Pretty green

Posted by on Dec 5, 2013 in 2013, December, Green Crab Spider, Spider, Winter | 0 comments

 

Spider, Green Crab, December 2013

 

Majority view is that this is a Green Crab spider, Diaea dorsata, rather than a Lime Green Orb spider, Araneus cucurbitin. (more…)

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Mellow yellow: Maple colours 1 of 3

Posted by on Dec 4, 2013 in 2013, December, Field Maple, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, December 2013

 

As Autumn continues, the Field Maples are still providing most of the wood’s colour. (more…)

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Friendly face

Posted by on Dec 3, 2013 in 2013, Birds, December, Robin, Winter | 0 comments

Bird, Robin, December 2013

 

As we invade its territory, this robin has appeared close-at-hand on the last two visits. (more…)

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December 2012, trees

Posted by on Jan 14, 2013 in 2012, December, General, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, December 2012

 

Heart of the wood. (more…)

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December 2012, fungi 5

Posted by on Jan 12, 2013 in 2012, December, Fungi, Turkeytail, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

Fungi, Turkeytail, December 2012

 

Turkeytail in clearing off west ride. (more…)

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