Creeping Buttercup

Posted by on Aug 25, 2014 in 2014, August, Creeping Buttercup, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Buttercup, August 2014

 

Ranunculus repens. (more…)

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The UK’s only native maple

Posted by on Aug 23, 2014 in 2014, August, Field Maple, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, August, 2014

 

Field Maple, Acer campestre. (more…)

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High summer

Posted by on Aug 22, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

Trees, general, August 2014

 

Looking south. (more…)

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Betony?

Posted by on Aug 21, 2014 in 2014, August, Bistort, Flowers, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

Flowers, Bistort, provisional identification, August 2014

This looks like an emerging colony of Betonica officinalis (Stachys officinalis). (more…)

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Dusk

Posted by on Aug 20, 2014 in 2014, August, General, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, August 2014

 

From the east ride. (more…)

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Fleabane

Posted by on Aug 19, 2014 in 2014, August, Fleabane, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Fleabane, August 2014

 

Pulicaria dysenterica. (more…)

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Faded glory

Posted by on Aug 17, 2014 in 2014, August, Flowers, Marsh Thistle, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Marsh Thistle, August 2014

 

Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (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 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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That damned elusive

Posted by on Aug 8, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, Summer, Yellow Pimpernel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Pimpernel, July 2014,

 

Yellow Pimpernel, Lysimachia nemorum. (more…)

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