Moschatel or The Town Hall Clock An easily overlooked plant typically found along woodland edges on limestone or chalk rich soil. Fortunately around the edge of Morecambe Bay there’s plenty of suitable habitat with this group of plants found close to Jenny Brown’s point in Read More …
Tag: April
Mud glorious mud
Peacock butterfly nectaring on Willow catkins. In contrast to last month’s trip up north to Silverdale and Arnside on this occasion it was gloriously sunny. In fact, after 6 hrs in the sunshine I even managed to get slightly sunburnt. Great to see plenty of Read More …
The Sands of Time
Ainsdale late March 2013. A remarkable and ever changing landscape. Normally the location for a late Spring/Summer visit. On this occasion it was an opportunity to escape the maddening crowds of Formby. Red Velvet Mite One of the tiny insects normally dismissed as a “money Read More …
Red or Dead
Sun is shining, the weather is sweet. Time to head out to Formby and check out one of Lancashire’s finest landscapes – the coastal pinewood and sand dunes of the Sefton coast. The star attraction – as an ex-member of the Tufty Club I’ve always Read More …