The heart of the wood

Posted by on Feb 14, 2014 in 2014, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2014

 

Happy Valentine’s Day! (more…)

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“Plenty of catkins, plenty of prams”

Posted by on Feb 13, 2014 in 2014, Hazel, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, January 2014

 

Hazel, Corylus avellana. (more…)

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Ever expanding

Posted by on Feb 12, 2014 in 2014, Crack Willow, General, January, Pond, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, January 2014

 

The pond is now covering a greater surface area than previously seen. (more…)

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Drying out

Posted by on Feb 10, 2014 in 2014, Ash, January, Seeds, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, January 2014

 

The seeds of an Ash, caught in the undergrowth. (more…)

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Silver and blue

Posted by on Feb 7, 2014 in 2014, Birch, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Trees, Silver Birch, January 2014

 

Silver birch, Betula pendula, against a welcome patch of blue sky. (more…)

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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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