‘But best of all was the warm thick slobber of frogspawn that grew like clotted water’ #wildlife

 

 

Fauna, frogs, April 2016

 

From Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney (more…)

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Colours of Spring #trees

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, April 2016

 

Hawthorn bud, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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Shadows and reflections #nature

 

 

Pond, general, April 2016

 

The pond, looking north. (more…)

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Wolf’s Milk #slime mould

 

 

Slime mould, Wolf's Milk, April 2016

 

Lycogala terrestre on fallen wood. (more…)

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‘We stood within a bluebell wood!’ #plants

 

 

Flowers, Bluebell, April 2016

 

From ‘The Bluebell Wood‘ by Felix Dennis. (more…)

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Cuckooflower #plants

 

 

Flowers, Cuckooflower, April 2016

 

Cardamine pratensis, also known as Lady’s Smock. (more…)

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Bugle #plants

 

 

Flowers, Bugle, March 2016

 

Ajuga reptans. (more…)

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Primroses on the north ride #plants

 

 

Flowers, Primrose, March 2016

 

Primula Vulgaris. (more…)

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‘… covered in lichen’ #nature

 

 

Lichen, unidentified, March 2016

 

From A Melting Morning by Eiken Laan. (more…)

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Heading home #nature

 

 

Trees, general, March 2016

 

Travelling south out of the copse, looking west. (more…)

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Sunny thoughts #plants

 

 

Flowers, Lesser Celandine, March 2016

 

Lesser Celandine, Ranunculus ficaria. (more…)

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Hair-pointed Feather-moss – perhaps! #moss

 

 

Moss, Hair-pointed Feather-moss, provisional identification, March 2016

 

Provisional identification. Cirriphyllum piliferum. (more…)

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