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This Week in Photos & Flowers : April 20th – 26th (17)
Bluebells at Pound Green – Bitter-vetch – ‘Wonky Horns’ – Annual knawel leaves – Ducklings – Teesdalia habitat – Pudford Sunset – Stork’s-bill on the verge Notes This week, St. Mark’s Flies have taken to the skies coinciding nicely with the start of the hawthorn blossom. The docile flight of St. Mark’s Fly seems to…
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10 Places to see Bluebells in Worcestershire – Draft List
About This is a draft list with specific details, such as parking, maps and photos to follow. I’m not saying these are the best places, (although Shrawley probably is) but they provide a spring board to get outside, and into an adventure. If you know any other super spots for bluebells in Worcestershire, please feel…
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This Week in Photos: 13th – 19th April (16)
Rapeseed sunset – Jack-by-the-hedge – Bluebells at Shrawley – Apple Blossom – Lords-and-ladies – Small nettle vs. Common nettle Notes I haven’t managed to capture as much as I’d have liked to this week, but Week 16 has felt like the true start of spring. Apple blossoms are fully out, cow parsley is starting, but…
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What’s Flowering? Hartlebury Common – Acid Grassland Flowers – Week 16
Woodlands often hold our attention at this time of year, but before the parching heat of the summer, acid grasslands are also wonderful spots to botanise. This week, the minute plants of sandy grasslands and disturbed areas of Hartlebury Common have woken up. With the turf littered with little botanical gems, here is a quick…
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This Week in Photos: 30th March – 5th April (14)
Golden hour – Slate binoculars at Corris – Mine tunnels – Slate stock fencing – ‘Little Italy’ – Barmouth bridge – Marsh Marigolds
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Guide: Colour Variations in Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)
Did you know there are different coloured varieties of Sweet Violet? I went looking for them, and managed to photograph four different forms this spring. How many have you seen?
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This Week in Photos: 9th-15th of March (11)
Shelsley Walsh church – Pink Vinca – Wild daffodils – White sweet violet – First wood anemone – Spring lambs – Black phesant – Vine farm pools
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79 Lane-side Plants to Look for this Spring (Hopehouse Lane, 2025)
They reckon your brain works better after a walk in nature, and I agree. Every day I spend at the office, I go on a short walk. Hopehouse Farm to St. Peter’s Church via Hopehouse Lane. This post explores the botanical diversity encountered during that walk.
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This Week in Photos: 1st-7th of March (10)
Gateway to Heaven – Plough by sunset – This could be anywhere in the world – Early Dog-violet – Coltsfoot Rock – Old ant hills – Pied wagtail pond – Greenfinch vs Siskin Notes: It has recently become the time of year when you can wake up to daylight and even squeeze a short walk…
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This Week in Photos: 23rd February – 1st March (9)
The verdant bus – Lesser Celandine – First blossom – Searching Stanner Rocks – Grassland vs wet woodland Notes: The thing that doesn’t show in these photos is the birdsong. Everywhere I’ve been, the birdsong has been omnipresent. A stark contrast from the previous months, and along with the spring sunshine, is very welcome indeed.
