Lords and Ladies #plants

Posted by on Feb 12, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, January, Lords and Ladies, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, January 2016

 

Arum maculatum. (more…)

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Prize rosette #plants

Posted by on Feb 8, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, January, Provisional identification, Thistle, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Spear Thistle, provisional identification, January 2016

 

Spear Thistle, Cirsium vulgare, provisional identification. (more…)

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First of the buttercups – Lesser Celandine #plants

Posted by on Feb 3, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, January, Lesser Celandine, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lesser Celandine, January 2016

 

Ranunculas ficaria. Last year the first one seen flowering was in March – this is about six weeks earlier. (more…)

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Dog Rose #plants

Posted by on Jan 20, 2016 in 2016, Dog Rose, Flowers, January, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dog Rose, January 2016

 

Hips of Rosa canina. (more…)

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Wood Spurge #plants

Posted by on Jan 15, 2016 in 2016, January, Winter, Wood spurge | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wood Spurge, January 2016

 

Euphorbia amygdaloides. (more…)

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‘Now nature droops’ #plants

Posted by on Jan 10, 2016 in 2016, January, Thistle, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistles, unidentified, January 2016

 

From The Seasons: Winter by James Thomson. (more…)

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Crazy – the first Primrose flowers #plants

Posted by on Jan 4, 2016 in 2016, January, Primrose, Winter | 0 comments

 

Flowers, Primrose, January 2015

 

New Year’s Day and a Primula vulgaris in flower – at least six weeks earlier than previous years. (more…)

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Harbinger of Spring #plants

Posted by on Dec 11, 2015 in 2015, December, Flowers, Primrose, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primrose, December 2015

 

Numerous Primroses, Primula vulgaris, are emerging on the north ride. (more…)

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The only native member of the yam family #plants

Posted by on Nov 30, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, November | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, November 2015

 

Tamus communis, Black Bryony. (more…)

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The red of Autumn Bramble #plants

Posted by on Nov 19, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, November | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, November, 2015

 

Rubus fruticosus puts on a show. (more…)

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Lords and Ladies #plants

Posted by on Nov 16, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Lords and Ladies, November | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, November 2015

 

The berries of Arum maculatum. (more…)

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Cocooned #plants #spiders

Posted by on Nov 14, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Marsh Thistle, November, Provisional identification, Spider | 0 comments

 

 

Thistle, insect, November 2015

 

Thistle seedhead, probably Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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