Conifer parasite

Posted by on Aug 16, 2014 in 2014, August, Fungi, Provisional identification, Root Rot, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Root Rot, provisional identification, August 2014

 

This looks like Root Rot, Heterobasidion annosum, on a Spruce stump. (more…)

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Yam family member

Posted by on Aug 15, 2014 in 2014, August, Black Bryony, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, August 2014

 

Leaves now yellow on this Black Bryony while berries are not yet ripe. (more…)

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The healers

Posted by on Aug 14, 2014 in 2014, Ash, August, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, August 2014

 

“In British folklore the Ash was credited with a range of protective and healing properties, most frequently related to child health.” (more…)

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Don’t pick after Michaelmas day

Posted by on Aug 13, 2014 in 2014, August, Bramble, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, August 2014

 

Gather blackberries after September 29 and you may find the Devil has spat on them. (more…)

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After Bertha Part 2

Posted by on Aug 12, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

General, water, August 2014

 

Water of life. (more…)

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After Bertha Part 1

Posted by on Aug 11, 2014 in 2014, August, Spruce, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Tree, Spruce, August 2014

 

Storm casualty, one fewer Spruce to clear. (more…)

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Puffball

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in 2013, August, Common Puffball, Fungi, November, Provisional identification | 0 comments

Fungi, puffball, November 2013

 

Possibly Common Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum. (more…)

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Branching Oyster

Posted by on Sep 4, 2013 in 2013, August, Branching Oyster, Fungi, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Fungi, Common Funnel, August 2013

 

Pleurotus cornucopiae. (more…)

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Bird feeder

Posted by on Sep 3, 2013 in 2013, August, Hawthorn, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 
 

Tree, Hawthorn, August 2013

 

Hawthorn haw, Crataegus mongyna. (more…)

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A symbol of envy, lowliness, and remorse

Posted by on Sep 2, 2013 in 2013, August, Bramble, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, August 2013

 

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Battered mushroom …

Posted by on Sep 1, 2013 in 2013, August, Fungi, Provisional identification, Russula, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, August 2013

 

… or fungi that’s seen better days. (more…)

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An Anglo-Saxon charm?

Posted by on Aug 31, 2013 in 2013, August, Flowers, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flower, unidentified, August 2013

 

Possibly Betony,  Stachys officinalis. (more…)

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