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Posted by on Aug 15, 2014 in 2014, August, Black Bryony, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, August 2014

 

Leaves now yellow on this Black Bryony while berries are not yet ripe. (more…)

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The healers

Posted by on Aug 14, 2014 in 2014, Ash, August, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, August 2014

 

“In British folklore the Ash was credited with a range of protective and healing properties, most frequently related to child health.” (more…)

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Don’t pick after Michaelmas day

Posted by on Aug 13, 2014 in 2014, August, Bramble, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, August 2014

 

Gather blackberries after September 29 and you may find the Devil has spat on them. (more…)

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After Bertha Part 1

Posted by on Aug 11, 2014 in 2014, August, Spruce, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Tree, Spruce, August 2014

 

Storm casualty, one fewer Spruce to clear. (more…)

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That damned elusive

Posted by on Aug 8, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Summer, Yellow Pimpernel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Pimpernel, July 2014,

 

Yellow Pimpernel, Lysimachia nemorum. (more…)

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Devil’s men and women

Posted by on Aug 6, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Lords and Ladies, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, July 2014

 

or Parson in the Pulpit or Cuckoo Pint or Lords and Ladies. (more…)

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Not enough petals …

Posted by on Aug 5, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, July 2014

 

… for a Mouse-ear or a Stichwort and the leaves are very arrow shaped and toothed (more…)

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Coming in to land

Posted by on Aug 4, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, Flowers, Insects, July, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Bumblebee, possibly a Buff-tail, Bombus terrestris, approaching Hypericum perforatum, St John’s-wort. (more…)

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Yellow for danger

Posted by on Jul 29, 2014 in 2014, Common Ragwort, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ragwort, July 23

 

Ragwort – poisonous so can be a danger to livestock. (more…)

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Betony

Posted by on Jul 27, 2014 in 2014, Betony, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Betony, July 2014

 

Stachys officinalis. (more…)

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A wound herb

Posted by on Jul 24, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Self-heal, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Self Heal, July 2014

 

Self-Heal, a plant with a long history of medicinal use. (more…)

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A Soldier calls

Posted by on Jul 23, 2014 in 2014, Common Ragwort, Flowers, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Soldier Beetle, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Flower, Solider, Ragwort, provisional identification, July 2014

 

Common Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, with visitor. (more…)

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