Field Rose #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 23, 2017 in 2017, Field Rose, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Field Rose, June 2017

 

Rosa arvensis. (more…)

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Herb Bennet aka Wood Avens #wildflowers

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Flowers, Herb Bennet, June 2017

 

Geum urbanum. (more…)

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Greater Butterfly Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 19, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, June 2017

 

Platanthera chlorantha – a single plant seen on a different ride to previous years. (more…)

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Common Nettle #plants

Posted by on Jun 18, 2017 in 2017, Common Nettle, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Common Nettle, June 2017

 

Urtica dioica. (more…)

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Who’s the Daddy? #plants

Posted by on Jun 17, 2017 in 2017, Burdocks, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Greater Burdock, June 2017

 

The main leaf on this Greater Burdock was approx 68cm long and 43cm wide. (more…)

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Ragged Robin #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 15, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, June, Ragged Robin, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ragged Robin, June 2017

 

A first June – and Summer – visit and the first Lychnis flos-cuculi are appearing on the rides. (more…)

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‘Embrace with joy the changing seasons’ #nature

Posted by on Jun 11, 2017 in 2017, May, Pendulous Sedge, Sedge, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Pendulous Sedge, May 2017

 

From ‘Advice from a Tree’ by Ilan Shamir. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 9, 2017 in 2017, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, May 2017

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Under attack #trees

Posted by on Jun 7, 2017 in 2017, Guelder Rose, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Trees. Dogberry, May 2017

 

The Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus, was being seriously defoliated by lavae which I assume are Vibernum Beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni, or similar. (more…)

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‘… the blessed and the blessing trees.’ #nature

Posted by on Jun 6, 2017 in Field Maple, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, May 2017

 

A line from ‘Spirit of Trees‘ by Wendell Berry. (more…)

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Crab Apple #trees

Posted by on Jun 2, 2017 in 2017, Crab Apple, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, May 2017

 

Malus sylvestris. (more…)

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Bush Vetch #wildflowers

Posted by on May 29, 2017 in 2017, Bush Vetch, Flowers, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bush Vetch, provisional identification, May 2017

 

Vicia sepium, provisional identification. (more…)

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