Wood anemone
Wood anemones are good indicators of ancient woodland and grassland as colonies spread very slowly (supposedly 6 feet in a hundred years, although one wonders who has measured this!). Continue reading
On Thursday (24 March) I popped down to the wood to see if the numbers of flowers out around my TrackaTree trees had changed at all, now that the nights are getting less cold. They had not, but elsewhere in the wood the Wood anemones are starting to come out, with smaller numbers of Lesser celandines. This is what we would expect to see at about this time of year.
This weekend was the last of the winter work parties of the Friends of Hillhouse wood. To celebrate we had a massive nine people turn up, including two new faces, which was great. And there was quite a varied list of jobs to do. Continue reading
So the really big news from the world of Naturetale this week is that, far quicker than expected, we’ve received an e-mail from the Charity Commission to say that the Naturetale Restoration Foundation (NRF) has successfully registered as a bone fide charity, with merit. Its registration number is 1166077, and here is our certificate to prove it. Continue reading
Wild daffodil
True Wild daffodils are only now found in a restricted number of woods, mainly in the west of the country. It is an indicator of ancient woodland and grassland, often found growing with plants such as Dog’s mercury, wood anemone, Primrose, Cowslip, Lesser celandine, Ivy, and violets. Continue reading
So – the wind has veered to the north, wintery squalls are scudding across the sky, and thus the obvious thing to do is a Trackatree field visit to see how Spring is getting on. And I can report, with no little excitement, that things are stirring in the TrackaTree parts of Hillhouse Wood. Continue reading