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Ulverscroft wet meadow Stretching over 100ha, Ulverscroft Valley SSSI/Ulverscroft Nature Reserve is a real jewel in the crown of...

MG6 or 7 at Oaks in Charnwood As on a fine May walk, I ascended out of the Ulverscroft Valley back up towards Copt Oak Wood I was greeted...

One of the fancy native whitebeams which adorn the valley I went for an exploration of the Wye Valley Woodlands this week. Other posts...

Myosotis can be a tricky genus! They all look very, very similar and it can take a while to get your eye in. it doesn't help that they...

A carpet of cow wheat Back in June 2024 I visited the Meirionydd oak woods of north Wales, which is a Special Area of Conservation due to...

Chalk milwort Polygala calcarea (Fay Brotherhood 2025) When i saw this milkwort (Polygala sp) on one of the chalk banks of Avebury henge...

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...

The wood anenome dominated world of the Stellario Carpinetum I commited the most hilarious of botanist FAILS known to man 😆 "These eyes...

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