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Continue reading →: This Week in Photos: 19th-25th January (4)Gorse – English Longhorns – Utility Sycamore – Roots in the Triassic “When gorse is out of bloom, kissing is out of fashion”
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Continue reading →: This Week in Photos: 12th-18th January (3)Floodplain regen – Burdock de Mestral – Female Hazel – Traveller’s-joy – Cracked Willow
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Continue reading →: Arable Finds in LeighFodder vetch Vicia villosa, Crimson clover Trifolium incarnatum and Flax Linum usitatissimum from an arable bird mix. Leigh, Worcestershire. 07.11.25
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Continue reading →: Doorstep Walk: Wilden via Wyre Mill FarmOS Maps Route (2 miles) 8th September, 2025 Today I decided to go on a doorstep walk which took me over to Mill Road, crossing the River Stour and onto the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. Once in the canal, I followed the towpath down to the Timber Lane bridge, before…
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Continue reading →: What’s Flowering? September 2025: Late summer plants of the Wyre ForestI decided to take the afternoon off to recharge the batteries in nature, and I was glad that I did. Wyre is a ‘slow burn’, at the start of the season it feels frustratingly slow to awaken. But by the end of the season, especially one as dry as this…
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Continue reading →: Geocaching: Teme Valley ChurchesOn Sunday, Lauren and I decided to go on a micro-adventure to explore some of the old churches in the Teme Valley. We planned the route around Geocaches located at each site, giving us a goal for the day’s adventure. Abberley Our first stop was St. Mary’s Church in Abberley,…
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Continue reading →: What’s Flowering? Early May 2025 (18, 19)This week it’s more of a highlights reel, as I was away in Porto and I’m writing this well into week 20. But there’s potential for a hybrid Viola and I managed to catch Mountain Pansy in Shropshire…
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Continue reading →: What’s Flowering? 21st-27th April 2025 (17)It’s really beginning to feel like spring, with hawthorn starting to flower, St Mark’s Fly are abundant over on Hartlebury Common and cow parsley is just getting going. In the woods, wild garlic is in full flower, and the bluebells are beginning to pass their best. We’ve had some mixed…
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Continue reading →: What’s Flowering? 14th-20th April 2025 (16)This week, It was generally a wet and cold, but the botanising was augmented by my birthday trip to North Wales. We visited the Nannau estate for the Precipice walk and then the Torrent Walk – both near Dolgellau. I suppose the most conspicuous thing is still the bluebells, but…
Hello,
I’m Tom
Welcome to my blog! I’m a professional ecologist and joint BSBI Vice-county Recorder for Worcestershire.
Here I share my photographs, insights on natural history, botanical musings, and spots to botanise. Enjoy!
Tom the Botanist 