The art of bark #trees

Posted by on Feb 10, 2017 in 2017, Ash, February, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, February 2017

 

Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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Twig life #lichen

Posted by on Feb 9, 2017 in 2017, Evernia prunastri, February, Lichen, Provisional identification, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Lichens, Ramalina farinacea, Evernia prunastri, provisional identification, Februaryry 2017

 

Ramalina farinacea, foreground, and Evernia prunastri. Provisional identifications. (more…)

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‘It boils, and wheels, and foams, and thunders thro…’ nature

Posted by on Feb 8, 2017 in 2017, Ditch, February, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, ditch, February 2017

 

By its standards, the east ride ditch is turbulent! (more…)

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Ivy #plants

Posted by on Feb 7, 2017 in 2017, February, Flowers, Ivy, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Ivy, February 2017

 

Ripe berries of Hedera helix. (more…)

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‘…nothing but the wild rain …’ #nature

Posted by on Feb 6, 2017 in 2017, February, Spruce, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spruce, February 2017

 

A cold, grey day of driving rain so words from ‘Rain‘ by Edward Thomas. (more…)

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The pattern of trees (2) #plants

Posted by on Mar 6, 2016 in 2016, February, Spruce, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spruce, February 2016

 

Felled Spruce, Picea abies. (more…)

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The pattern of trees (1) #plants

Posted by on Mar 5, 2016 in 2016, February, Oak, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, February 2016

 

Oak, Quercus robur. (more…)

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Trametes #fungi

Posted by on Mar 4, 2016 in 2016, February, Fungi, Provisional identification, Turkeytail, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Trametes, February 2016

 

Probably Trametes versicolor, Turkeytail, but wondered if the greenish tinge suggested Trametes gibbosa, Lumpy Bracket. (more…)

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Coral of the wood (3) #lichen

Posted by on Mar 3, 2016 in 2016, Evernia prunastri, February, Provisional identification, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Lichen, Evernia prunastri, provisional identification, February 2016

 

Evernia prunastri, provisional identification. (more…)

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Berry good #plants

Posted by on Mar 2, 2016 in 2016, February, Hawthorn, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, February 2016

 

A fallen Hawthorn haw, Crataegus monogyna, appears to create a new type of plant … (more…)

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Cepaea #snails

Posted by on Mar 1, 2016 in 2016, February, Mollusc, Snail, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, Cepaea, provisional identification, February 2016

 

Empty shell, possibly of Cepaea hortensis or Cepaea nemoralis. (more…)

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Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage #plants

Posted by on Feb 29, 2016 in 2016, February, Flowers, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, February 2016

 

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium on the west ride. (more…)

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