DAY 15 - SPRING FLOWERS Daffodils I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils: Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of William… Continue reading 21 DAYS OF SPRING
Month: April 2020
21 DAYS OF SPRING
DAY 14 - HIGHGATE COMMON Heathland Heather at Highgate Common, South Staffs After yesterday's blog, I thought this would be a good point to explain more about Highgate Common, an area of common land that incorporates rare heathland habitat, woodlands and ponds. It is owned by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and it has SSSI status, particularly… Continue reading 21 DAYS OF SPRING
21 DAYS OF SPRING
DAY 13 - BIRDIE TALK #2 Robins often close by when we are digging Late blog today and thought I would revisit the local bird population. We are now fairly confident that the Blue Tits are nesting in our garden with more frequent visits, carrying nesting materials. We also have a pair of Blackbirds nesting… Continue reading 21 DAYS OF SPRING
21 DAYS OF SPRING
DAY 12 - CATERBLOG NO. 2 Scarlet Tiger caterpillar - growing Feel the urge to update the reader on the progress of 'my' Scarlet Tiger caterpillars. Yesterday's count was the highest yet - 93 on my way out and another 2 in a different patch on the way back - thus almost 100. These are… Continue reading 21 DAYS OF SPRING
21 DAYS OF SPRING
DAY 11 - FUNGI Fly Agaric Day 11 and around the half way point of this exercise, I have chosen a subject about which I know very little! I do know that I don't know enough to distinguish between fungi that is good to eat and fungi that is poisonous. During our work parties and… Continue reading 21 DAYS OF SPRING
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DAY 10 - THE DARK SIDE OF LEPIDOPTERY Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) Generally speaking, Butterfly Conservation membership is separated by a thin dividing line - those of the day and those of the night - i.e. butterflies and moths! Having said that (for dramatic effect) the dividing line is rather blurred - many members enjoy… Continue reading 21 DAYS OF SPRING
21 DAYS OF SPRING
DAY 9 - RARE FRITILLARY SPOTTED IN STOURBRIDGE GARDEN! The Fritillary butterflies are widely acknowledged to be named after the Latin fritillaria/fritillus - meaning dice-box - because of the interesting check patterning of the wings. Personally I prefer the suggestion put forward by OLAF PROIL that the term Fritillary is actually a corruption of the… Continue reading 21 DAYS OF SPRING
Scarlet Tiger Project 