And still they bloom … #plants

Posted by on May 10, 2016 in 2016, Bluebell, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebells, May 2016

 

Lovely to see that the Bluebell wood is still striking in both colour and scent. (more…)

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Primroses and Violets #plants

Posted by on May 9, 2016 in 2016, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, May, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primroses, Dog Violet, May 2016

 

Still plenty of Primula vulgaris and Viola riviniana on the north ride. (more…)

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The greening #plants

Posted by on May 8, 2016 in 2016, General, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, May 2016

 

Early May and the Cuckoo is still calling and the Bluebells blooming. The understorey has burst into life too. (more…)

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Rabbit #wildlife

Posted by on May 7, 2016 in 2016, April, Fauna, Rabbit, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Rabbit, April 2016

 

Oryctolagus cuniculus. (more…)

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Fox #wildlife

Posted by on May 6, 2016 in 2016, April, Fauna, Fox, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, April 2016

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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The UK’s commonest pigeon #birds

Posted by on May 5, 2016 in 2016, April, Birds, Fauna, Pigeon, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Wood Pigeon, April 2016

 

And also, says the RSPB, the largest – Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus. (more…)

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Roe Deer hind #wildlife

Posted by on May 4, 2016 in 2016, April, Deer, Fauna, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Roe Deer, April 2016

 

Nice to have a remote camera back in action. (more…)

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‘There is a silent eloquence in every wild bluebell’ #plants

Posted by on May 3, 2016 in 2016, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

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From The Bluebell by Anne Bronte. (more…)

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Brown-lipped snail #wildlife

Posted by on May 2, 2016 in 2016, April, Brown-lipped snail, Mollusc, Snail, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Mollusc, Brown-lipped snail, provisional identification, April 2016

 

Cepaea nemoralis. Provisional identification. (more…)

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The pond #nature

Posted by on May 1, 2016 in 2016, April, General, Pond, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, April 2016

 

Looking north. (more…)

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‘By whose immovable stem I stand and seem … #plants

Posted by on Apr 30, 2016 in 2016, April, Oak, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, April 2016

 

‘Almost annihilated …’ From A Forest Hymn by William Cullen Bryant. (more…)

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Ground Ivy #plants

Posted by on Apr 29, 2016 in 2016, April, Flowers, Ground Ivy, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ground Ivy, April 2016

 

Glechoma hederacea. (more…)

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