The welcoming green

Posted by on Jul 11, 2015 in 2015, General, July, Summer, Trees | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, general, July 2015

 

The way into the wood, approaching from the west. (more…)

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From sun god to saint

Posted by on Jul 9, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, St Johns Wort, July 2015

 

St John’s Wort, first the flower of the Norse god Balder and later dedicated to St John, says Baker. (more…)

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‘Of splendour in the grass’

Posted by on Jul 5, 2015 in 2015, Grass, June, Provisional identification, Summer, Yorkshire Fog | 0 comments

 

 

Grass, Yorkshire Fog, provisional identification, June 2015

 

There’s an abundance of flowering grasses so a line from Wordsworth’s poem of the same name captures the fleeting moment. (more…)

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‘ … as empty spaces also become orchids …’

Posted by on Jul 4, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2015

 

From ‘Wild Orchids‘ by Colin Carpenter. (more…)

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‘Lion’s tooth’

Posted by on Jul 2, 2015 in 2015, Dandelion, Flowers, Insects, June, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dandelion, June 2015

 

The common name Dandelion is said to derive from the French, ‘dent de lion‘. (more…)

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‘Buds that open only to decay …’

Posted by on Jun 30, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, June, Seeds, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, unidentified, June 2015

 

Even in Summer … a line from ‘Flowers‘  by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (more…)

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Ragged by name

Posted by on Jun 28, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, June, Ragged Robin, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ragged Robin, June 2015

 

Ragged Robin – its common name is probably simply due to it being a red flowered plant with deeply divided ‘ragged’ petals, suggests Stevens. (more…)

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Hedge Nettle or Hedge Woundwort

Posted by on Jun 26, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June 2015

 

Stachys sylvatica. (more…)

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Tree bumblebee

Posted by on Jun 25, 2015 in 2015, Bombus hypnorum, Bumblebee, Flowers, Insects, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Tree bumblebee, June 2015

 

Bombus hypnorum on Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid

Posted by on Jun 24, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2015

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Nymph protection

Posted by on Jun 23, 2015 in 2015, Cuckoo Spit, Flowers, Froghopper, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Insect, Froghopper, June 2015

 

First June visit and while the rides are dominated by Common Spotted Orchid, Creeping Buttercup and Ragged Robin it’s Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre, many more than 2m tall, that rule the clearing. (more…)

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Remote Sedge

Posted by on Jun 20, 2015 in 2015, May, Provisional identification, Remote Sedge, Sedge, Spring | 1 comment

 

 

Sedge, Remote Sedge, provisional identification, May 2015

 

Carex remota, provisional identification. (more…)

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