Worcestershire’s landscape has become increasingly parched over the past couple of weeks, yet some flowers are still to be found despite the conditions. A visit to Kemerton Lake Nature Reserve in the south revealed numerous flowering species, including Clustered Bellflower and Round-leaved Fluellen. Meanwhile, the moister oak-bracken-bramble woods still present a reasonable flora.
Snow above the Teme – Wood Ant Seedlings – Ponds in Kyre – First Frogspawn – First Bumblebees Mostly a small collection of phone photos for this week. It has definitely felt spring-like, with the arrival of the frogspawn and seeing bees and wood ants emerging. Roll on spring!
Wyre Forest – 29th September 2024 Lauren and I decided to visit the Wyre Forest for some autumn colour and the Wild Service trees Sorbus torminalis along the Dowles Brook didn’t dissapoint. We walked in from Buttonoak, stopping off at Coopers Mill to have lunch where we watched the cattle grazing the orchard on the…