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Tag Archives: hawthorn
Woodland Highlights: May
Thankfully some warmth has returned to our shores. This is the last month of spring and many trees are flushed with their new leaves. Keen photographers may want to take this opportunity to capture them while they are still fresh and vivid … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Woodland Highlights, Biodiversity
Tagged adder, ash, bats, blackberry, blackthorn, blossom, bluebells, brood, bugle, chalara dieback, chequered skipper, cockchafer, common figwort, common spotted orchid, damselflies, dragonflies, dryad's saddle, duke of burgundy, elder, foxglove, frog, grass snake, green hairstreak, green-veined white, hawthorn, hazel dormouse, highlights, horse chestnut, leaf burst, Lords and ladies, mating, may, Nature's Calendar, newt, nightingale, nightjar, oak, photo competition, ramsons, rhododendron, robin, rowan, seasonal, slow worm, speckled wood, spindle, spotted flycatcher, spring, stag beetle, stinkhorn, sulphur tufts, tadpole, toad, visitwoods, what to see, Woodland, yellow pimpernel
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Woodland Highlights: April
The powers that be in the world of weather forecasting say April should bring a break to the cold weather blowing in from Siberia, although for some this may be towards the end of the month. I am sure many … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Woodland Highlights
Tagged adder, april, b, badger, blackbird, blue tit, bluebell, butterfly, cuckoo flower, fairy rings, garlic nustard, hawthorn, Lords and ladies, mushrooms, ramsons, St George's Day, st marks fly, wild cherry, wildlife, wood, wood anemone, Woodland, woodland highlights
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Woodland Highlights: March
Smile as the days get longer, and hopefully warmer. The 20th of March brings the spring equinox, when the Earth is tilted neither away from nor toward the sun. Then at the end of the month the clocks return us to British Summer … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Conservation, Woodland Highlights
Tagged ash, bat, blackthorn, blossom, blue tit, bluebell, brimstone, british summer time, chiff chaff, citizen science, comma, cuckooflower, devil's matchstick, dog violet, dogs mercury, elder, equinox, frog, hare, hawthorn, highlights, march, March brown mayfly, morel, Nature's Calendar, oc lip, peacock, ramsons, reptiles, scarlet elf cup, small tortoiseshell, spawn, star moss, sulphur turft, tadpole, toad, UK, visitwoods, what to see, wild cherry, wood spurge, woon anemone, wooodland
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Why Bees Need Trees
Brigit Strawbridge is a writer and environmental activist passionate about the plight of our bees. We had to share her latest blog post with you – what do trees have to do with bees? I’ve just returned home from a lovely long … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Planting, Protection
Tagged Acacia, Alder, apple, bees, blackthorn, Bombus pascuorum, bramble, Brigit Strawbridge, bumblebees, cherry, Crab Apple, deforestation, field maple, Halictus rubicundus, hawthorn, hazel, Holly, honeybees, horse chestnut, keystone species, lime, Medlar, Mountain Ash, Neonicotinoids, Pear, pesticides, pollinators, Quince, sweet chestnut, Sycamore, UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP), Whitebeam, willow
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Woodland Highlights: September
September heralds the start of autumn, a time of great change for woodland. The leaves of some trees, such as ash and beech, will begin to yellow. While many species will be trying to fatten up to survive their winter hibernation. Trees/shrubs… … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Conservation, Woodland Highlights
Tagged acorns, amethyst deceiver, autumn, beefsteak fungus, berries, bilberries, birds, blackberries, brimstone, candle snuff fungus, conkers, cowberries, elderberries, flowering, foraging, foray, fruiting, fungal, fungi, golden hoverfly, gorse, haw, hawthorn, hedgehog, hibernation, horse chestnut, hubernate, ivy, migrant, nightjar, oaks, passing, purple hairstreak, ripen, rose hips, rowan, september, silver-washed fritillary, sloes, smooth snake, speckled wood, velvet shank, Woodland
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Woodland Highlights: May
Summer may be just around the corner, but May has many more spring delights for you. It is still a month of transformation, as greenery continues to explode with life. This can be a great time to take photos, as … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Conservation, Woodland Highlights
Tagged bat, Bechstein's bat, blackberry, blackthorn, blossom, bluebell, bramble, bugle, carnivorous, cockchafer, Dormice, elder, elderflower bubbly, fledglings, flower, fungi, hawthorn, hedgehog, horsechestnut, mating, may, mayflies, mayfly, nematode worm, nightjar, oxlip, oyster mushroom, photos, spindle, spottedflycatcher, spring, stag beetle, toxin, wildflowers, Woodland
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Woodland Highlights: April
The colours and forms of spring delight the senses of those who venture into woods. April is the time for woodland wildflowers, seizing their opportunity while sunlight beams upon the earth through the leafless trees. Some are already making their presence … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Conservation, Woodland Highlights
Tagged adder, april, ash, badger, beech, bird, blossom, blue tit, bluebell, brimstone, brumation, butterflies, catkin, cherry, early purple orchid, fairy ring, fox, fungi, garlic mustard, grass snake, hawthorn, hibernation, highlight, horse chestnut, jelly ears, Lords and ladies, migrant, mushroom, nightingale, nuthatch, peacock, ramsons, reptiles, sand lizard, scarlet elf cup, sett, slow worm, small tortoiseshell, speckled wood, spring, St George's Day, tree, turtle dove, visitwoods, what to see, wildflower, wildlife, wood anemone, wood sorrel, Woodland, woodland trust
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