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I am just going outside and may be some time ……….

Posted on5 March 20185 March 2018Leave a comment

Wow, late February and storm Emma collides with the Beast from the East. As most of the country ground to a halt a few isolated flakes gently fluttered down on south Manchester. Ignoring the red weather warning and the closure of the local primary school we Read More …

CategoriesLandscapes, Natural HistoryTagsFletcher Moss, Jake, Sale Ees, Snow, Stenner Wood

Fletcher Moss

Posted on7 February 2018Leave a comment

A few highlights from a recent visit to Fletcher Moss Gardens and Stenner Wood. Plenty of fungi growing on the piles of dead wood left around the wood following the felling of last year’s storm damaged trees. The route through the woodland was slightly precarious. Read More …

CategoriesBirds, Fungi, LandscapesTagsFletcher Moss Garden, Flooding, Jelly Ear, Ring-necked Parakeet, Scarlet Elfcup, Stenner Wood

A long way from home.

Posted on20 February 201420 February 20143 Comments

After weeks of rain the clouds parted to allow a few hours of sunshine so we headed off to the local park to check up on the Ring necked Parakeets. Currently there’s thought to be up to 30 Parakeets slowly colonising south Manchester.  Whilst they’re Read More …

CategoriesBirdsTagsFebruary, Ringed-necked Parakeet, Rose-Ringed Parakeet, Stenner Wood

Lords, Ladies and Leeks

Posted on14 May 201314 May 2013Leave a comment

     Few Flowered Leek Despite looking like the picture of innocence this member of the onion family is the latest invasive species to arrive within the Stenner Wood site of biological interest. Further north its proved capable of spreading extremely quickly and outcompeting our Read More …

CategoriesFlora, FungiTagsApple Blossom, Few flowered Leek, Green Alkanet, Kenworthy Wood, Lords & Ladies, Stenner Wood

A Wet & Muddy Christmas

Posted on26 December 201226 December 2012Leave a comment

Well I suppose at this time of year we ought to be grateful so thank God it’s not been cold because if it was we could be under 8ft of snow. It’s rained every day now for the past 3 weeks whilst the binoculars are Read More …

CategoriesFlora, FungiTagsFletcher Moss, Jelly Ear, Scarlet Elf Cup, Stenner Wood

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