Stark #plants

Posted by on Jan 7, 2016 in 2016, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2016

 

Mainly Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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‘Into each life some rain must fall’ #trees

Posted by on Jan 6, 2016 in 2016, Hawthorn, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, January 2016

 

From Longfellow’s The Rainy Day. (more…)

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Two’s company #wildlife

Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in 2016, Deer, Fauna, January, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, January 2016

 

Roe deer by the pond. (more…)

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Crazy – the first Primrose flowers #plants

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Flowers, Primrose, January 2015

 

New Year’s Day and a Primula vulgaris in flower – at least six weeks earlier than previous years. (more…)

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A mighty Oak #plants

Posted by on Jan 3, 2016 in 2016, January, Oak, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, January 2016

 

Probably the largest Quercus robur in the wood, on the corner of the south east boundary. (more…)

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Lichen up close #nature

Posted by on Jan 2, 2016 in 2016, January, Lichen, Parmotrema perlatum, Provisional identification | 0 comments

 

 

Lichen, unidentified, January 2016

 

Possibly Parmotrema perlatum. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Grey Heron

Posted by on Feb 4, 2015 in 2015, Birds, Grey Heron, January, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Bird, Heron, January 2015

 

Ardea cinerea. (more…)

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One in half a million

Posted by on Feb 3, 2015 in 2015, Deer, Fauna, January, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, January 2015

 

Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Black beauty

Posted by on Feb 2, 2015 in 2015, Ash, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, January 2015

 

Ash bud. (more…)

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Into the woods

Posted by on Feb 1, 2015 in 2015, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2015

 

Not the Streep version but looking south towards the horizon. (more…)

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Signs of Spring

Posted by on Jan 31, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, January, Primrose, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primrose, January 2015

 

Already plenty of Primroses in evidence, this on the north ride. (more…)

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Bird food

Posted by on Jan 30, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Ivy, January, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ivy, January 2015

 

Berries of the Common Ivy, Hedera helix, can be a source of food for birds such as wood pigeons, thrushes and their young in spring. (more…)

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