Not done a plant for a bit so time to change that. I’ve just come back from a great walk around my local nature reserve. It was just great to be out and about and within nature, good for the soul. I’d fully intended to go just for the birds but ended up being distractedContinue reading “60. Common Spotted Orchid”
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49. Cuckooflower
I have been really busy over the last few days, started a new job and have been subsequently stuck to my sofa all day as a result, it’s not easy to start a job and immediately work from home! And then I’ve been finishing off my dissertation, which barring a final read through and tidy-upContinue reading “49. Cuckooflower”
40. Cowslip
It’s actually felt like Spring today. Relatively mild and the wind and rain that has been with us since October (it seems) has relented. I even saw a bumblebee whilst out and about. Alas, I couldn’t identify the species so it won’t be appearing in today’s blog post. I walked around my number 2 patchContinue reading “40. Cowslip”
32. Marsh-marigold
The first post of my scaled back blog. Today’s post is about a plant which is in flower unseasonably early. It should normally be in flower at the end of this month, not the beginning, in fact I saw another example at another site in flower on the 2nd of January. The weather in myContinue reading “32. Marsh-marigold”
Day 30 – Lime Tree
The penultimate blog post of my species a day challenge for January. I’m in two minds what to do after tomorrow, to continue writing one every day or to make it twice a week. The issue with every day is running out of things to write about, and that will invaraibly mean writing about moreContinue reading “Day 30 – Lime Tree”
Day 22 – Downy Birch
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”
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 5 – Poa annua
Another day spent inside due to my cold (it’s getting better though, hurrah!) and I need to do some life admin that requires me to be indoors. So, my species is one seen the other day whilst on my plant hunt. What? Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua L. When? 2nd January 2020. Recorded and submitted asContinue reading “Day 5 – Poa annua”
A Species a Day 