Promise of Spring

Posted by on Feb 8, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, January, Primrose, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, primrose, January 2014

 

 

Primroses on the west ride. (more…)

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Silver and blue

Posted by on Feb 7, 2014 in 2014, Birch, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Trees, Silver Birch, January 2014

 

Silver birch, Betula pendula, against a welcome patch of blue sky. (more…)

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Struggling to cope

Posted by on Feb 6, 2014 in 2014, Ditch, General, January, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, west ride, January 2014

 

The ditch on the West Ride. (more…)

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Water, water every where …

Posted by on Feb 5, 2014 in 2014, Hawthorn, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, January 2014

 

Our latest visit found a damp, boggy wood with ditches struggling to cope. (more…)

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Rump patch and winter coat!

Posted by on Feb 4, 2014 in 2014, Deer, Fauna, January, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Deer, Roe, January 2014

 

 Roe Deer doe, Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Back from extinction

Posted by on Feb 3, 2014 in 2014, Deer, Fauna, January, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Deer, Roe, January 2014

 

Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus, became extinct in England during the 18th century. (more…)

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Brer Fox

Posted by on Feb 2, 2014 in 2014, Fauna, Fox, January, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fauna, Red Fox, January 2014

 

Vulpes vulpes strolls by. (more…)

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Victorian folly?

Posted by on Feb 1, 2014 in 2014, Fauna, Grey Squirrel, January, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Squirrel, Grey, January 2014

 

Grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, a North American native. (more…)

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Caught at last

Posted by on Jan 31, 2014 in 2014, Deer, Fauna, January, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Deer, Roe, January 2014

 

First decent picture of a Roe Deer, caught by the remote camera by the pond. (more…)

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Two lichens

Posted by on Jan 30, 2014 in 2014, January, Lichen, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Lichen, unidentified, January 2014

 

Possibly Hypotrachyna taylorensis and Ramalina farinacea. (more…)

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Birch Woodwart

Posted by on Jan 29, 2014 in 2014, Birch, Birch woodwart, Fungi, January, Trees, Turkeytail, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Birch Woodwart, January 2014

 

Hypoxylon multiforme on fallen Silver Birch, Betula pendula. (more…)

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Skyline

Posted by on Jan 28, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

General view across wood. (more…)

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