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Fay Brotherhood's Ecological Adventures
By Fay Brotherhood BSc (Hons) MSc, FISC4
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The ancient landscape of the Ulverscroft Valley, Charnwood Forest
Ulverscroft wet meadow Stretching over 100ha, Ulverscroft Valley SSSI/Ulverscroft Nature Reserve is a real jewel in the crown of...

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May 269 min read
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Improved (g4 modified) grassland in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire
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...

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May 243 min read
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Plants of the Wye Woodlands
One of the fancy native whitebeams which adorn the valley I went for an exploration of the Wye Valley Woodlands this week. Other posts...

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May 111 min read
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Differentiating forget me nots (Myosotis spp.)
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...

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May 113 min read
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Meirionydd Oak Woods & Bat Sites SAC, North Wales
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...

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May 104 min read
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Chalk milkwort (Polygala calcarea) at Avebury
Chalk milwort Polygala calcarea (Fay Brotherhood 2025) When i saw this milkwort (Polygala sp) on one of the chalk banks of Avebury henge...

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May 62 min read
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Ancient Woodland Indicators in Hertfordshire
Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden Cith Ancient woodlands are defined as places which have been continuously wooded since 1600. They may...

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Apr 231 min read
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Stories of Sherrardspark Wood, Welwyn Garden City
The bluebells of Sherrardswood The gorgeous ancient woodland indicator, yellow archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) (not to be confused...

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Apr 232 min read
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The Stellario-Carpinetum of Broxbourne Woods, Herts
The wood anenome dominated world of the Stellario Carpinetum I commited the most hilarious of botanist FAILS known to man 😆 "These eyes...

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Apr 202 min read
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Lovely invert friends from my Welwyn Garden City Garden.
Despite a ting Garden which is entirely slabbed I attract an impressive array of insects to my little patch in Panshanger! April 13th...

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Apr 141 min read
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