Snaking moss

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Moss, general, February 2015

 

Seen off the north ride. (more…)

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Rooted in the Anglo-Saxon

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Flowers, Lords and Ladies, February 2015

 

Stevens says Cuckoo Pint is from cucu meaning ‘lively’ and pintle meaning ‘a vertical projecting pin.’ (more…)

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No through route

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Trees, general, February 2015

 

Natural sculpture, north ride. (more…)

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‘Plenty of catkins, plenty of prams’

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Trees, Hazel, February 2015

 

A Somerset saying underlining the association between the Hazel tree and fertility. (more…)

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Yellow and green

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Trees, general, February 2015

 

A cold, sunny day. (more…)

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Old man of the woods

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Trees, general, February 2015

 

A favourite stump. (more…)

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Wood Spurge

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Flowers, Wood Spurge, February 2015

 

Euphorbia amygdaloides. (more…)

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Budding

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Trees, Hazel, February 2015

 

Hazel, Corylus avellana. (more…)

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Black beauty

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Trees, Ash, January 2015

 

Ash bud. (more…)

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Into the woods

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Trees, general, January 2015

 

Not the Streep version but looking south towards the horizon. (more…)

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Signs of Spring

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Flowers, Primrose, January 2015

 

Already plenty of Primroses in evidence, this on the north ride. (more…)

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Bird food

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Flowers, Ivy, January 2015

 

Berries of the Common Ivy, Hedera helix, can be a source of food for birds such as wood pigeons, thrushes and their young in spring. (more…)

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