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Myth, Magic and Mother Nature:
Fay Brotherhood's
Natural History Blog
By Fay Brotherhood BSc (Hons) MSc, FISC4
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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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2 days ago2 min read
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The Stellario-Carpinetum of Broxbourne Woods, Herts
Omg botanist FAIL 😆 "These eyes of mine need to see some bluebells" thought I. So off to Broxbourne Woods NNR I trotted for some...

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5 days ago2 min read
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Bromopsis ramosa hairy wood brome
This lovely grass is Hairy wood brome Bromopsis ramosa. I love the aesthetic of the deep burgundy, softly hairy leaf sheaths paired with...

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Apr 91 min read
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Danish scurvy grass
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...

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Mar 311 min read
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Lichens of Avebury
Anaptychia runcinata.A snazzy member of the Physicidae I found on a standing stone at Avebury. Normally a coastal species, there is a...

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Mar 251 min read
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Shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum
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...

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Mar 81 min read
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Cladonia diversa - the Chernobyl lichen
I finally got it. I've found getting into these Cladonia "pixie cups" with red apothecia/pycnidia super tough because they all look so...

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Mar 81 min read
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Adventures in the Carrifran Wildwood part 1 - Jan 2025
The Carrifran Wildwood in the Southern Uplands. This aims to recreate an ancient wooded landscape within a 1620 acre valley in the Moffat...

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Mar 63 min read
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Common epiphytic lichens
A lovely little suite of common epiphytic lichens. Usnea subfloridana, Ramalina farinacea, hammered shield lichen Parmelia sulcata and...

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Mar 61 min read
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Racomitrium species of the Scottish Southern Lowlands
Exploration of Racomitrium mosses in the Moffat Hills

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Feb 61 min read
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Grey Mares Tail Waterfall - Jan 2025
The rather "provocatively feminine" Grey Mares Tail waterfall on the Moffat Hills, Southern Uplands. One of Scotlands highest waterfalls...

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Jan 262 min read
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