Hurrah – first primrose!

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Flowers, primrose, February 2015

 

A lone Primula vulgaris heralding Spring on the east ride. (more…)

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Sun on moss

Posted by on Feb 15, 2015 in 2015, February, General, Moss, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Moss, general, February 2015

 

Off the north ride. (more…)

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Snaking moss

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Moss, general, February 2015

 

Seen off the north ride. (more…)

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Rooted in the Anglo-Saxon

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Flowers, Lords and Ladies, February 2015

 

Stevens says Cuckoo Pint is from cucu meaning ‘lively’ and pintle meaning ‘a vertical projecting pin.’ (more…)

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No through route

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Trees, general, February 2015

 

Natural sculpture, north ride. (more…)

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‘Plenty of catkins, plenty of prams’

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Trees, Hazel, February 2015

 

A Somerset saying underlining the association between the Hazel tree and fertility. (more…)

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Yellow and green

Posted by on Feb 9, 2015 in 2015, February, General, Trees, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, general, February 2015

 

A cold, sunny day. (more…)

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Old man of the woods

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Trees, general, February 2015

 

A favourite stump. (more…)

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Wood Spurge

Posted by on Feb 6, 2015 in 2015, February, Flowers, Winter, Wood spurge | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wood Spurge, February 2015

 

Euphorbia amygdaloides. (more…)

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Budding

Posted by on Feb 5, 2015 in 2015, February, Hazel, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, February 2015

 

Hazel, Corylus avellana. (more…)

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Black beauty

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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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