‘ Spring weaves a gown of green …’ #plants

 

 

Trees, general, May 2016

 

From Spring by Ilia Grigoryvich Chavchavadze. (more…)

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Early Purple Orchid #plants

 

 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, May 2016

 

Orchis mascula. (more…)

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First butterfly of the year #insects

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, May 2016

 

There have been Brimstones on the wing but this is the first butterfly that stayed to be photographed, a female Orange Tip. (more…)

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Crab Apple #plants

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, May 2016

 

Crab Apple, Malus sylvestris. (more…)

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A last hurrah #plants

 

 

Flowers, Bluebells, May 2016

 

By the time I plan to next visit, the Bluebells will, by and large, be gone. (more…)

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Stinking Bob #plants

 

 

Flowers, Herb Robert, May 2016

 

Geranium robertianum , also known as Herb Robert. (more…)

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The blue and the green #plants

 

 

Flowers, Bluebell, Spurge, May 2016

 

Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and Wood Spurge, Euphorbia amygdaloides. (more…)

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‘Food and habitat for more than 300 insect species’ #plants

Trees, Silver Birch, May 2016

 

Silver Birch, Betula pendula, see here. (more…)

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And still they bloom … #plants

 

 

Flowers, Bluebells, May 2016

 

Lovely to see that the Bluebell wood is still striking in both colour and scent. (more…)

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Primroses and Violets #plants

 

 

Flowers, Primroses, Dog Violet, May 2016

 

Still plenty of Primula vulgaris and Viola riviniana on the north ride. (more…)

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The greening #plants

 

 

Trees, general, May 2016

 

Early May and the Cuckoo is still calling and the Bluebells blooming. The understorey has burst into life too. (more…)

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Rabbit #wildlife

 

 

Fauna, Rabbit, April 2016

 

Oryctolagus cuniculus. (more…)

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