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Quote of the day:
“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Tag Archives: Yellow-wort
A slow walk on a hot heath
It was because I had my heart set on taking photographs of the last of the chalk blue butterflies that I found myself tramping up the rolling hills of Therfield/Royston Heath on the hottest day of the year so far. … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Walks, Wildflowers
Tagged autumn gentian, Chalk downs, countryside, Photography, Royston, Therfield Heath, Yellow-wort
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The East Pit and the rare Moon Carrot
That sounds like a title of a children’s book, but a couple of weeks ago I went on an evening walk lead by members of the Wildlife Trust in an old chalk quarry in Cambridge and discovered a whole load … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Plants, Uncategorized
Tagged Burnet moths, Centaury, chalk, Cherry Hinton, East Pit, eyed-hawk moth, Fairy flax, Glow-worms, Moon Carrot, Musk thistle, quarry, St John's Wort, Wildlife Trust, Yellow-wort
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