“Plenty of catkins, plenty of prams”

Posted by on Feb 13, 2014 in 2014, Hazel, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, January 2014

 

Hazel, Corylus avellana. (more…)

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Ever expanding

Posted by on Feb 12, 2014 in 2014, Crack Willow, General, January, Pond, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, January 2014

 

The pond is now covering a greater surface area than previously seen. (more…)

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Named after a god

Posted by on Feb 11, 2014 in 2014, Dog's Mercury, Flowers, January, Winter | 0 comments

   

Flowers, Dog's Mercury, January 2014

 

Dog’s Mercury, Mercurialis perennis. (more…)

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Drying out

Posted by on Feb 10, 2014 in 2014, Ash, January, Seeds, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, January 2014

 

The seeds of an Ash, caught in the undergrowth. (more…)

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Water under the bridge

Posted by on Feb 9, 2014 in 2014, Ditch, General, January, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, general, January 2014

 

Looking north-east. (more…)

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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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