Tag Archives: British Flora

Tuesday Treats: Some of the Sights from Sunday’s Walk

Posted on February 6, 2024 by crispina kemp

18th January 2024 being sub-zero we had expected a winter wonderland but the air was too dry. Yet in a few sheltered spots we did find some glistening foliage… And in one sheltered spot we found this… We had hoped … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: January’s Colours

Posted on January 30, 2024 by crispina kemp

Berries, catkins, fungi…and some birds. Enjoy We can always rely on wood jellies to swell and look juicy after weeks of rain Moss and tremates, the perfect wet winter combo… Sturdy brackets, here to stay Alder catkins, the cones just … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: A Winter’s Miscellany

Posted on January 23, 2024 by crispina kemp

Additional pics from our walk on 9th January 2024. Enjoy… We can always rely on ivy to provide winter colour, and not just the obvious green Most of the ice has gone but this lingers on Great Egret… looking great! … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Winter’s Limited Palette

Posted on January 16, 2024 by crispina kemp

A few more pics from our walk on 28th December 2023. Enjoy Some say bullrush, some say reedmace, we could argue all day No disputing this: This is reed in seed When all are shades of beige and fawn, a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Winter’s Dearth

Posted on January 9, 2024 by crispina kemp

A few additional shots from our walk on 28th December 2023, but no fungi, few berries, yet seed heads and birds persist. Enjoy Shelducks feeding on the freshly exposed mudflat Their distinctive markings make them unmistakable, even at a distance … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Snapshots of Colour

Posted on November 28, 2023 by crispina kemp

A few details from our walk of 17th November 2023. Enjoy… Gorse. Of course. There is always gorse! Ivy flowers and fallen leaves brighten a gloomy morning Rosa rugosa grabs a swathe of the forest edge, down by the marsh … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Painting With Light

Posted on November 21, 2023 by crispina kemp

Some of the more “colourful” details from our walk 7th November 2023. Enjoy… A garden tree, I haven’t a name for it, but I do have a word: Stunning! Dogwood filtering the sun… The humble bramble… Wayside colours… and late … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treat: Flowers, Seeds and Foliage

Posted on November 14, 2023 by crispina kemp

Here’s a dozen treats to brighten your Tuesday… The last poppy? Hops hanging around in the hedgerow Well, it was the day before Halloween A strange mix of horsetails and marjoram Delighted to see the oak finally turning golden Three … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Details

Posted on November 7, 2023 by crispina kemp

24th October 2023 we dodged the rain, quite heavy at times. And when it’s raining I don’t risk the camera. So I missed so many delightful details. However, I got these.. And what do birds do in the rain? This … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Wow! Colours…

Posted on October 24, 2023 by crispina kemp

Some colourful details from our walk on 14th October 2023. Enjoy… Incredible colours on this strayed-by-the-wayside Virginia Creeper… The wild privet is tame by comparison… Willow leaves, golden in the sun… Orange timber of alder, showing the four trunks that … Continue reading →

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