Afternoon to my dwindling readership! (As I’ve said before this is all about me getting into the habit of writing something every day and making it a routine, I’m not that bothered about readership, but I love it when folk do read this.) Today has been incredibly foggy in my patch of planet so thingsContinue reading “Day 22 – Downy Birch”
Category Archives: Plant
Day 17 – Japanese Knotweed
The other day whilst surveying birds for the consultancy we came across one of the most invasive non-native plants in the UK. We had already seen it and lots more during the pre-survey recce and habitat survey we completed in December so the owners of the site will find out about it when they receiveContinue reading “Day 17 – Japanese Knotweed”
Day 15 – Yew
Not a female sheep today but an evergreen shrub/tree. One of the UK’s only native conifer species (the other being the Scot’s Pine) it is a species steeped in history. So without further ado… What: Yew Taxus baccata L. When: 15th January 2020 Where: Poynton Pool, Cheshire, UK Who saw it: Me How did IContinue reading “Day 15 – Yew”
Day 12 – Holly Leaf Miner
Today’s species sighting dates from last year but I’ve only just worked out what it is thanks to someone posting a photo the same species in a Facebook group I’m a member of. There seems to be a Facebook group for every niche possible! What: Holly Leaf Miner Phytomyza ilicis Curtis, 1846 When: 13th NovemberContinue reading “Day 12 – Holly Leaf Miner”
Day 9 – Ivy
A briefer introduction, been inside most of the day (and knew I would be) so I recorded a wild plant on my way out. Here it is… What: Ivy Hedera helix L. When: 9th January 2019 Where: Chester Road, Poynton, Cheshire (VC58), UK Who saw it? Me How was it recorded? Will be posted toContinue reading “Day 9 – Ivy”
A Species a Day 