Water, water every where …

Posted by on Feb 5, 2014 in 2014, Hawthorn, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, January 2014

 

Our latest visit found a damp, boggy wood with ditches struggling to cope. (more…)

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Birch Woodwart

Posted by on Jan 29, 2014 in 2014, Birch, Birch woodwart, Fungi, January, Trees, Turkeytail, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Birch Woodwart, January 2014

 

Hypoxylon multiforme on fallen Silver Birch, Betula pendula. (more…)

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Skyline

Posted by on Jan 28, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

General view across wood. (more…)

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Sheep or bear?

Posted by on Jan 27, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Trees, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

Shapes in the wood. (more…)

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Storm damage

Posted by on Jan 24, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

Fallen tree, looking north from the north ride. (more…)

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” … Just a tangle of spiral and tree.”

Posted by on Jan 21, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Lichen, Moss, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

From Ruth Padel’s “Icicles Round a Tree in Dumfriesshire”. (more…)

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Nature’s sculpting

Posted by on Jan 19, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

Seen from the west ride. (more…)

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The north ride

Posted by on Jan 17, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Rides, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

Looking west. (more…)

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Sunshine and decay

Posted by on Jan 12, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

Storm damage. (more…)

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Shapes in the sky

Posted by on Jan 10, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

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View from the right of way. (more…)

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Swamped

Posted by on Jan 8, 2014 in 2014, Crack Willow, January, Pond, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crack Willow, January 2014

 

The Crack Willows, Salix fragilis, usually form the eastern bank of the pond. (more…)

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Spruce

Posted by on Jan 6, 2014 in 2014, January, Spruce, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spruce, January 2014

 

Probably Picea sitchensis. (more…)

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