by user | Jul 22, 2021 | Nature, Nature notes, Plants
Fairy Flax, Linum catharticum, is common in unimproved grassland and meadows in early summer, but easily overlooked as it is small and delicate. Finding it is worth the trouble as it is a delightful plant who’s dark twisting stem winds amongst the grasses and other...
by user | May 21, 2021 | Nature notes, Plants, Uncategorized
The periwinkle, Vinca major, isn’t a common plant in areas I fish. In fact it’s quite rare. However it does occur in one south facing grassy bank overlooking a stretch of the Swale where I fish. Fortunately it’s a stretch that I walk, and fish, regularly. ...
by user | Apr 22, 2021 | Nature, Nature notes, Plants
Often called the nodding thistle, which seems a good description as the flowers do indeed bend over in a most characteristic way, as if nodding their heads. It’s not common along riverbanks, but occasionally shows up on gravel bars, amongst other thistles; which...
by user | Apr 22, 2021 | Nature, Nature notes, Plants
The Wood Cranesbill is species of geranium. The common houseplant that most people know as the Geranium is a relative, but is actually a Pelargonium. They all have long pointed seed pods that look somewhat like the long beak of a crane and give then their common name....
by user | Apr 22, 2021 | Nature, Nature notes, Plants
The Honeysuckle has to be one of the most iconic and characteristic English native plants. It has the kind of showy and exotic flowers that one associates more with tropical forests than the English countryside. It’s widely planted in gardens as it is so...
by user | Apr 21, 2021 | Nature, Nature notes, Plants
It’s just a giant buttercup really. But then size does matter; and the marsh marigold is bigger brighter, better. quite a common plant in marshy areas along rivers and elsewhere. Its flowering is quite short lived and peaks at around the same time as the best...
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