Worcestershire
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This Week in Photos: 12th-18th January (3)
Floodplain regen – Burdock de Mestral – Female Hazel – Traveller’s-joy – Cracked Willow
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Arable Finds in Leigh
Fodder 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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Geocaching: Teme Valley Churches
On 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, where we stopped off and…
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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 weather, but it has mostly…
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What’s Flowering? 7th-13th April 2025 (15)
It was warm this week, with highs up to 19 degrees Celsius. Bluebells have started to fill the air with their distinctive fragrance in woodlands and hedgerows alike. We have reached peak Cuckoo-flower, which is springing up along hedge banks and damp grassy places all over the county, along with Jack-by-the-hedge.In arable fields, rapeseed is…
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Walk: Salwarpe to Severn via Droitwich Canal
The Walk (7km / 1hr 48mins) Last weekend Lauren and I decided to meander our way along the Droitwich canal from St Michael’s Church to the confluence where the River Salwarpe meets the Severn at Hawford. We started the day by dropping one car off at the end point along Hawford Lock Lane behind the…
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10 Places within 10 Minutes of Stourport-on-Severn
The List ‘Doorstep’ Places Mitton Marsh Conservation Area This is a short loop that can be done on foot in around 30 minutes literally from the front doorstep. Follow the footpath that can be picked up from the junction of Millfields Drive and the B4193 which runs along the bank of the River Stour. The…
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ID Tip: Early Dog vs. Common Dog Violets
Early 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 Dog Violet (2) has a…
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ID Tip: Three-nerved Sandwort Vs. Common Chickweed
Three-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 than petals, petals entire –…
