Crack Willow #plants

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Trees, Crack Willow, July 2016

 

Salix fragilis fringing the east bank of the pond. (more…)

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Elizabeth I’s favourite stewing herb #plants

Posted by on Jul 30, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, July, Meadowsweet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Meadowsweet, July 2016

 

Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria, a favourite of Gloriana, according to Baker. (more…)

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A woodland summer’s day #nature

Posted by on Jul 29, 2016 in 2016, Clearing, General, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, July 2016

 

Looking skywards from the clearing. (more…)

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Frayed #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 28, 2016 in 2016, Butterflies, Insects, July, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Ringlet, July 2016

 

A dishevelled Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus. (more…)

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Pignut #plants

Posted by on Jul 27, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, July, Pignut, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Pignut, provisional identification, July 2016

 

Conopodium majus, provisional identification. (more…)

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Buff-tail #bumblebees

Posted by on Jul 26, 2016 in 2016, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insects, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, provisional identification, July 2016

 

Bombus terrestris, provisional identification. (more…)

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Cure for sores and ulcers #plants

Posted by on Jul 25, 2016 in 2016, Common Ragwort, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Ragwort, July 2016

 

Ragwort is dedicated to St James, says Stevens, and was used to treat ailments common among pilgrims to whom the saint was patron (more…)

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Roe deer in the morning #wildlife

Posted by on Jul 24, 2016 in 2016, Deer, Fauna, July, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, July 2016

 

Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Helping users to see like a hawk #plants

Posted by on Jul 23, 2016 in 2016, Common Hawkweed, Flowers, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Common Hawkweed, provisional identification, July 2016

 

A Hawkweed, used in medicines to help improve vision, says Stevens. (more…)

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Sun on the ride #nature

Posted by on Jul 22, 2016 in 2016, General, July, Rides, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Rides, general, July 2016

 

The west ride, looking north. (more…)

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Marsh Bedstraw #plants

Posted by on Jul 21, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, July, Marsh Bedstraw, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Marsh Bedstraw, July 2016

 

Galium palustre. (more…)

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‘Overhead the tree-tops meet …’ #plants

Posted by on Jul 20, 2016 in 2016, General, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, July 2016

 

A line from the poem of the same name by Robert Browning. (more…)

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