I've been really busy the last few months with family things and have also been involved with the clear up sessions in our local #CommunityWoodland.
A video of what we do - https://youtu.be/G6yFTKI0FV0?si=nHNcN3OLR1rH_IYV
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I've been really busy the last few months with family things and have also been involved with the clear up sessions in our local #CommunityWoodland.
A video of what we do - https://youtu.be/G6yFTKI0FV0?si=nHNcN3OLR1rH_IYV
And, finally.
The last photo from the #CommunityWoodland group work yesterday. Apart from the main woodland we also own this path and the rough/waste* ground on the right. The path got cleared yesterday.
* no ground is "waste" but this has been used as a dumping ground / fly tipping area for decades. There's numerous layers of garden waste and other wood and building waste.
#environment #EnvironmentalChange
#EnvironmentalProtection
#FlyTipping
#GetOutAndHelp
#Volunteering
Busy day, today
Tree planting - here it was 4 Hazel trees. Hopefully, in time, they will produce nuts for the local red squirrels. The tree protectors are made from fully biodegradable material.
Then, a litter pick in the woodland. Much less litter than the last time.
A great time was had.
Bee on Vetch
I couldn’t believe it! I was photographing this #vetch and along came a #bee and photobombed the image. How lucky am I!
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Soil Erosion
Amazing how much of a tree we don't see. #Soil #erosion under a #beech #tree.
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Yellow Archangel
This is the #Yellow #Archangel plant. It is a very new introduction to the UK and it is estimated that it came into the country in the late 1960s. It has now made its way into #woodlands.
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Wood Sorrel
With its leaves which are reminiscent of clover this small #Wood #Sorrel #flower is absolutely stunning.
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Welcome To The Woodlands
While I’ve looked at these plants individually, I think they make a really lovely welcoming entrance to the #woodland. On the left hand side of the path are #blue, #pink and #white #bluebells, while on the right hand side are beautiful white #greater #stitchwort.
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Our Crowdfunder to buy land in the Wilder Marshes for woodland and habitat creation is now being matched by Aviva Community Fund, so for every £1 you contribute they’ll put in another £1, up to £250! Lets go! #Nature #CommunityWoodland #Biodiversity https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/creating-a-wildlife-refuge-in-the-wilder-marshes
Bee on Whin
There are several whin (Ulex europaeus) bushes in the woodland. I was particularly pleased when I was photographing this bush as a bee photobombed the photo and landed on one of the flowers.
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Multicoloured Bluebells
This is a patch of #blue #pink and #white #bluebells at one of the entrances to the #woodland. They make a very bright and #cheerful welcome to the woodland.
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Tuberous Comfrey
There’s a large patch of #tuberous #comfrey in the #woodland. This is a very interesting plant as it was originally recorded as being native to #Scotland where it is thought to have originated as a #medicinal #plant.
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Greater Stitchwort
I think these are beautiful little native wildflowers which appear every year in the woodland. Every time I see them I feel that spring really has arrived.
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Pink Purslane
I think this is a beautiful pink flower. I hadn't come across #Pink #Purslane before as its not native to this area.
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Orange Lichen
What a vibrant shade of orange! This is a #downy #birch which is covered in several different types of #lichen. I suspect the #orange is a lichen too.
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Dandelion Seedhead
What a seed-head! I have been watching all the dandelions turning from flowers into these large fluffy seed-heads.
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Chickweed Wintergreen
There’s a section in the woodland which is full of native species. I found these beautiful little #Chickweed #Wintergreen #flowers around the edges of the paths in that area.
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Broom
I particularly like the Broom (Cytisus scoparius) in the spring as it looks really vibrant.
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Great Wood Rush
Parts of the woodland are teeming with the native #Great #Wood-#Rush. This photo was taken in April 2023 and is a lovely closeup of the flower head.
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Blaeberry
A closeup photo of small #Blaeberry, which is also known as #Bilberry, #flowers. There’s a small patch of these in the #CommunityWoodland.
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Oyster Mushrooms
These fungi just jumped out at me when I was passing the tree. They looked so beautiful and perfect.
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Lesser Celandine
This was one of the first #flowers to start flowering this spring. There was a massive patch of #Lesser #Celandine (#Ranunculus #ficaria) which had burst into #bloom.
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Flowering Currant
As I was walking along the footpath that borders the woodland I came across a couple of #Flowering #Currant bushes (Ribes sanguineum).
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Fairy Inkcap Fungi
I often think of #mushrooms as being around in the autumn, but some species are around at different times of the year. There was a mass of these #Fairy #Inkcap #Fungi, also known as #Fairies’ #Bonnets, on a decaying tree stump.
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Rowan Flowers
All the #rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) #trees are coming into #flower at the moment and they look lovely. This #flowerhead is a mix of #flowerbuds still to open and flowers in full #bloom.
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Bracken Fronds
When I was out for a walk I noticed these beside the edge of the road. I was delighted to catch a photo of these #bracken #fronds before they #uncurled. When they are #curled up like this I always thing they look like something from another planet.
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Grape Hyacinth
Just inside the #woodland was a small patch of #Grape #Hyacinths (Muscari altanticum). I had originally thought they may have escaped from some of the nearly gardens but on further research realised that they are native to the area.
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Insect on Bluebell
I’ll confess – I didn’t actually notice the #insect when I was taking the photo, I only noticed it once I uploaded it to the computer. I was actually taking a photo of these #bluebells. I really liked their colour as they are #white but with a subtle hint of #pink.
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Hoof Fungus
I’m used to seeing much larger #hoof #fungi and really liked this one because it was so small. It really looks like a #horses’ hoof.
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Downy Birch Catkins
I find the different catkins incredibly interesting. The Downy Birch has both male and female catkins. The long lighter coloured catkins in this photo are the male catkins. While the female catkins are standing erect. As you can see they appear together on the same branches.
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Daffodils
As the woodland is bordered by houses we sometimes see “stray” #flowers in the #woodland. This lovely little bunch of #daffodils did just that. I really like how the early #spring #sunshine is streaming through the #woodland.
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Wood Anemone
There were 2 little flowers amongst all the undergrowth on a bank of plants. They looked quite spectacular and very different from a normal wood anemone. When I investigated it further I found that it was wood anemone Alba Plena (Anemone nemorosa alba plena).
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Star of Bethlehem
These #Star of #Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) #flowers have appeared a few weeks after their bluebell neighbours.
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Prickly Heath
This #prickly #heath (Gaultheria mucronata) #plant looked absolutely stunning with its bright #red almost #crimson #berries against the thin dark #green #leaves on #red #stems.
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Leopard's Bane
At one of the entrances to the #woodland is a patch of these bright #yellow #Leopard’s-Bane (Doronicum pardalianches) flowers. What a welcome to the woodland.
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Garlic Mustard
This plant has very distinctive leaves and has several heads of #white #flowers. It took be quite some time to identify it as there are so many white #umbel type #plants but eventually I decided it was #Garlic #Mustard (Alliaria petiolata).
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Spiders Web on Great Wood Rush
How spectacular is this. This #great #wood #rush #flowerhead has been turned into a massive #spiders #web – if you look closely you will see the spiders web extends down the stalk of the plant. In addition there looks to be some seedheads also caught up in the cobweb.
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Daisy
These are a really common flower in this area but there aren’t a massive number in the woodland. There is a little #insect on one of the #daisy (Bellis perennis) #flowers.
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Crab Apple
These #crab #apple #blooms were nestled in amongst a #beech tree. I like how they give an overview of the progression from #bud to #flower.
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Cow Parsley
This #Cow #Parsley took me a while to identify - I had to go back to basics and identify by leaf type, leaf positions and flower head, as well as the location it was growing.
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Bee on Vetch
I couldn’t believe it! I was photographing this #vetch and along came a #bee and photobombed the image. How lucky am I!
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Soil Erosion
Amazing how much of a tree we don't see. #Soil #erosion under a #beech #tree.
Available from: https://pixels.com/featured/under-the-surface-alternative-perspectives.html
Yellow Archangel
This is the #Yellow #Archangel plant. It is a very new introduction to the UK and it is estimated that it came into the country in the late 1960s. It has now made its way into #woodlands.
Available from:
https://pixels.com/featured/yellow-archangel-alternative-perspectives.html
or
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/148848238
Wood Sorrel
With its leaves which are reminiscent of clover this small #Wood #Sorrel #flower is absolutely stunning.
Available from:
https://pixels.com/featured/wood-sorrel-alternative-perspectives.html
or
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/148856050
Welcome To The Woodlands
While I’ve looked at these plants individually, I think they make a really lovely welcoming entrance to the #woodland. On the left hand side of the path are #blue, #pink and #white #bluebells, while on the right hand side are beautiful white #greater #stitchwort.
Available from:
https://pixels.com/featured/welcome-to-the-woodland-alternative-perspectives.html
or
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/148853900
Multicoloured Bluebells
This is a patch of #blue #pink and #white #bluebells at one of the entrances to the #woodland. They make a very bright and #cheerful welcome to the woodland.
Available from:
https://pixels.com/featured/multicoloured-bluebells-alternative-perspectives.html
or
https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/148854814