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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Over the hills and far away

Posted by on Dec 2, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, General, November, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, November 2013

 

On the border of the wood, looking south. (more…)

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Been here before: a fungi gallery full of we don’t know what!

Posted by on Dec 1, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Fungi, November, Provisional identification, Unidentified | 1 comment

fungi,. unidentified, November 2013

 

Ain’t nature grand, the more you look, the less you know! (more…)

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Across the pond

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, General, November, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, November 2013

 

Looking north-west into the wood. (more…)

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Puffball

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in 2013, August, Common Puffball, Fungi, November, Provisional identification | 0 comments

Fungi, puffball, November 2013

 

Possibly Common Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum. (more…)

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