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Continue reading →: Photos: Withybed, Wyre Forest. Janurary 2023.With autumn drawing ever closer, I have been sifting through old photographs hoping to finally get around to making a photobook. These three from January 22nd 2023 stood out to me, as I look at them I can almost taste the crisp winter air of Wyre.
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Continue reading →: ID Tip: Early Dog vs. Common Dog VioletsEarly Dog Violet (Viola reichenbachiana) vs. Common Dog Violet (Viola riviniana) These two violet species are fairly similar in appearance and are often found growing together in woodlands and hedgerows. Early Dog Violet (1) has a spur that is usually darker than the petals and has short sepal appendages. Common…
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Continue reading →: ID Tip: Three-nerved Sandwort Vs. Common ChickweedThree-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia is a member of the Campion family worth looking out for in woodlands and waysides on acid soils. Here it was found in growing on a sandy woodland ride at Shrawley Woods, Worcestershire. It differs from the ubiquitous Common Chickweed Stellaria media by having sepals longer…
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Continue reading →: Walk: Lincomb Lock (5.6km / 50m)Monday February 26th 2024 Route Details A quick walk after work to go and see the Severn. We walked over the lower common, onto the A4025 then down the lane towards Lincomb Lock caravan park. We took the right of way uphill to the east of the park where we…
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Continue reading →: Walk: Hillditch Short Loop (4.2km / 87m)February 24th 2024 Route Details Lauren and I decided to go on a sunset walk passing over Hartlebury Common. We made our way through the oakwoods onto Hillditch Lane and back via Hillditch pools and Charlton Mill. Records On the way back we had a view over Stourport in the…
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Continue reading →: Lesser Chickweed (Stellaria pallida): Hartlebury Common 19.02.24
Stellaria pallida Lesser Chickweed – 19.02.24 Whilst rummaging in the short turf of Hartlebury Common I spotted this diminutive member of the Campion family Caryophyllaceae. It is odd amongst Stellaria in that it often has no (or only minute) petals, which is quite a distinctive feature. -It also has just…
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Continue reading →: Garden: Wildlife at the Grove – 12 Weeks InIntroduction As we have now been recording observations of garden birds for 12 weeks, I thought it would be the perfect time to summarise our observations made during our first few months living on The Grove. Casual Records Whilst moving in, we made exciting initial discoveries such as; a petrified…
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Continue reading →: Recording: Ribbesford Woods [SO7872] Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Stourport [SO8171]It’s November, I’ve finally got some time on my hands after what turned out to be a busy field season. I’m back in my home county of Worcestershire and I’ve decided to carry on doing some local monad bashing. I don’t think there’s a better way to improve your botanical…
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Continue reading →: SO7477: Longdon Orchard, Wyre Forest47 plants recorded from a quick winter survey, testing my metal in the snow. [12.01.21]
Hello,
I’m Tom
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Tom the Botanist 