Good luck charm

Posted by on May 9, 2014 in 2014, April, Flowers, Germander Speedwell, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Germander Speedwell, April 2014

Germander Speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys. (more…)

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Mint yellow

Posted by on May 7, 2014 in 2014, April, Flowers, Spring, Yellow Archangel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Archangel, April 2014

 

Yellow Archangel, a member of the mint family. (more…)

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Obscure origins

Posted by on May 5, 2014 in 2014, April, Bugle, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bugle, April 2014

 

The provenance of the Bugle’s common name is unclear. (more…)

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The water’s flowing, the cuckoo’s calling

Posted by on May 4, 2014 in 2014, April, Bluebell, Ditch, Flowers, General, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Ditch, general, April 2014

 

A day of sun and showers: a handful of butterflies, the ditches running properly again (thankfully), the bluebells still holding up among plentiful wild flowers and the call of a cuckoo to add a true touch of Spring. (more…)

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White Bluebell

Posted by on Apr 30, 2014 in 2014, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 
 
Flowers, Bluebell, April 2014

 

Hyacinthoides non-scripta. (more…)

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‘… a Heaven in a Wild Flower …’

Posted by on Apr 29, 2014 in 2014, April, Bluebell, Cowslip, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, Bluebell, Cowslip, April 2014

 

From the poem To See a World. (more…)

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A blue haze – Bluebell gallery

Posted by on Apr 28, 2014 in 2014, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebells, April 2014

 

Hyacinthoides non-scripta on the way into the wood.
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Orange Tip on orchid

Posted by on Apr 27, 2014 in 2014, April, Butterflies, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Orange Tip, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Orange Tip, April 2014

 

Female Orange Tip on Early Purple Orchid. (more…)

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Pink-purple Primrose

Posted by on Apr 26, 2014 in 2014, April, Flowers, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primrose, April 2014

 

Primula vulgaris. (more…)

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When a vetch is not a vetch

Posted by on Apr 25, 2014 in 2014, April, Bitter Vetch, Flowers, Spring | 4 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bitter Vetch, provisional identification, April 2014

 

Bitter Vetch, Lathyrus linifolius, judging by the leaves shown in the picture below and with thanks to Mark Goff. (more…)

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Golden guineas

Posted by on Apr 23, 2014 in 2014, April, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lesser Celandine, April 2014

 

A vernacular name for Lesser Celandine. (more…)

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Blue Butcher

Posted by on Apr 22, 2014 in 2014, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, April 2014

 

Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula. (more…)

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