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Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden Cith Ancient woodlands are defined as places which have been continuously wooded since 1600. They may...

The bluebells of Sherrardswood The gorgeous ancient woodland indicator, yellow archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) (not to be confused...

Omg botanist FAIL 😆 "These eyes of mine need to see some bluebells" thought I. So off to Broxbourne Woods NNR I trotted for some...

Despite a ting Garden which is entirely slabbed I attract an impressive array of insects to my little patch in Panshanger! April 13th...

Sometimes I feel a bit like I kind of landed in a place I never really chose to live but it is nice living in a Garden City, where even...

This lovely grass is Hairy wood brome Bromopsis ramosa. I love the aesthetic of the deep burgundy, softly hairy leaf sheaths paired with...

If you have a little look at the grass verges along main roads at the moment you might just see a white cloud of this little plant...

Anaptychia runcinata.A snazzy member of the Physicidae I found on a standing stone at Avebury. Normally a coastal species, there is a...

Geranium lucidum (shining cranesbill) shining in the sun and showing us all the reason for the name. Over time it goes bright red and is...

Out with my rock friends up on the heath at Charnwood Lodge National Nature Reserve yesterday evening. These outcrops are created of...