A few photo’s from earlier this month as the local woodland bursts back into life. Read More …

A blog and photo journal about the natural history of north-west England and beyond
A few photo’s from earlier this month as the local woodland bursts back into life. Read More …
Always a pleasure to visit the local woodlands during Spring even more so when there’s a walk along the riverbank to reach them. Locally the Grey Herons appear to be thriving and in common with many of the other birds typically associated with river valleys they Read More …
A quick look back at Spring before it becomes a distant memory. A superb display of Wood Anemones carpeting the woodland floor at Marbury Country Park. 7th April and not a leaf to be seen on any of the trees. Snakeshead Fritillary on the woodland Read More …
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 …
Wood Anemone – Marbury Country Park After the dark days of Winter the banks of Wood Anemones to the west of Budworth Mere are always a great sight. In common with a lot of our plants Anemōnē – is derived from Greek. Literally means Read More …