Wildlife & Nature Cherry galls on oak leaves November 18, 2013 1241 Views 17 Comments Look at this beautiful little orb on an oak leaf! Intriguing but certainly not innocent, it's caused by a …
Wildlife & Nature The Dark Green Fritillary November 05, 2013 426 Views 11 Comments This lovely butterfly was seen dancing around the wild flowers on the island of Lismore in August.
Wildlife & Nature A festival of fungi November 02, 2013 1038 Views 24 Comments Encouraged by the damp autumn, these weird and wonderful fungi are having a ball in the woodlands at the moment! …
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The enchantment of the rowan September 09, 2013 2518 Views 21 Comments The mountain ash is one of our best-loved native trees: beautiful in every season, with more than a hint …
Wildlife & Nature Piddocks – anything but boring August 21, 2013 29864 Views 140 Comments Have you ever found a pebble on the sea shore with a perfect hole drilled in it? Do …
Wildlife & Nature The marsh fritillary June 26, 2013 628 Views 8 Comments The ancient woodlands of Taynish in Argyll are one of the last British strongholds of this pretty little butterfly.
Wildlife & Nature The bridge of the fairy foxgloves June 08, 2013 1288 Views 18 Comments This old bridge is the home of a very special little flower...
Wildlife & Nature Lady’s smock June 02, 2013 1537 Views 7 Comments In the spring sunshine, look out for this delicate wayside plant which is 'painting the meadows with delight'!
Wildlife & Nature Windflowers – tears of Aphrodite May 17, 2013 1071 Views 0 Comment According to a Greek legend, wood anemones - or windflowers - sprang up where the tears of Aphrodite fell. …
Wildlife & Nature Thrift: coastal jewels April 19, 2013 929 Views 0 Comment This radiant little coastal dweller starts flowering in April, and continues right through the summer.
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The majesty of the beech April 16, 2013 2602 Views 0 Comment Beeches evoke the true beauty of the British landscape, with their majestic shape and vivid autumn colours.
Wildlife & Nature Cockshut – lost in the shadows of twilight April 08, 2013 495 Views 0 Comment The origin of 'cockshut', an age-old term for dusk, lies in the secretive habits of woodcock...
Wildlife & Nature Wood sorrel: modesty in miniature April 06, 2013 688 Views 0 Comment This delicate little woodland dweller should soon be opening out its blooms in the spring sunshine.
Wildlife & Nature Snowdrops: welcome signs of spring February 21, 2013 885 Views 0 Comment Nothing raises your spirits in late winter quite like a carpet of snowdrops. Spring can't be far away!
British trees , Wildlife & Nature The magic of the birch February 14, 2013 2535 Views 14 Comments The birch is the tree of love, fertility, new beginnings... and broomsticks
Wildlife & Nature The reed bunting January 15, 2013 494 Views 0 Comment On our walks through the woods and up the hill at the back of our house, we sometimes see reed …
