Speckled Wood Butterfly Butterflies, in general, are struggling to survive and numbers are sadly decreasing. One species goes its own way and continues to reverse the trend. The Speckled Wood almost disappeared by the end of the nineteenth century. From a tiny stronghold in the south of England, a splendid revival has brought them back […]
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Birches Few trees can equal the all-year pleasure granted to us by the Silver Birch. The typical trunk climbs straight to the growing tip. The light branches support cascading bunches of thin twigs which during the leafless months of winter are like the loose hair of this lady of the woods. A near relative is
29th May .. Oak Apple Day Until I reached the august age of ten years old, I woke in dread on 29th May each year of not decorating my jacket with a leafy sprig of oak before venturing out on the road to school. When suitably adorned, I could join the group of fellow pupils
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