DottieH
@dotties-nature.bsky.social
Lover of all things wild 🐞🐝🪲🌸🌼🌳🦔🍄🍄🟫Sharing some of the photographs I take on walks in NE England and in my garden 🪴
A tree fusion, two trees next to each other have united to look like one. Will the larger group do the same I wonder #ThickTrunkTuesday
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A tree fusion, two trees next to each other have united to look like one. Will the larger group do the same I wonder #ThickTrunkTuesday
Small moss oysterling growing among the moss, pixie cup lichen and great scented liverwort on a wall next to the railway line in Hexham, Northumberland #MushroomMonday #Fungi #Lichen
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Small moss oysterling growing among the moss, pixie cup lichen and great scented liverwort on a wall next to the railway line in Hexham, Northumberland #MushroomMonday #Fungi #Lichen
Welsh poppy still flowering in the rain this week #WildflowerHour
December 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Welsh poppy still flowering in the rain this week #WildflowerHour
Bumblebees visiting knapweed #wildflowers #bees
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Bumblebees visiting knapweed #wildflowers #bees
Some nice fungi in the woods at Pow Hill country park in County Durham yesterday, black turkey tail type, maybe smoky polypore, a mass of lovey candle snuff and an interesting flat brown bracket on a tree trunk #FungiFriday #FungiFriends
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Some nice fungi in the woods at Pow Hill country park in County Durham yesterday, black turkey tail type, maybe smoky polypore, a mass of lovey candle snuff and an interesting flat brown bracket on a tree trunk #FungiFriday #FungiFriends
Looking forward to the crocus, no signs yet but some bulbs are starting to sprout #BloomScrolling #Gardening #InsectThursday
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Looking forward to the crocus, no signs yet but some bulbs are starting to sprout #BloomScrolling #Gardening #InsectThursday
Lovely lichens loving the wet weather we’ve had in the UK recently #WildWebsWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Lovely lichens loving the wet weather we’ve had in the UK recently #WildWebsWednesday
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Paper bark maple and shades of bark for this weeks #ThickTrunkTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Paper bark maple and shades of bark for this weeks #ThickTrunkTuesday
Stroll along the river Tyne at Corbridge #Northumberland yesterday.
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Stroll along the river Tyne at Corbridge #Northumberland yesterday.
Greater periwinkle, daisy, stitchwort and dandelion, wildflower flower finds on walks around Northumberland this week for #WildflowerHour
November 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Greater periwinkle, daisy, stitchwort and dandelion, wildflower flower finds on walks around Northumberland this week for #WildflowerHour
Ferns and flowers, roses still with lots of buds and winter jasmine.
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ferns and flowers, roses still with lots of buds and winter jasmine.
Lots of bracket fungi on a dead tree, gorgeous newly formed turkey tails and a lovely lipstick cup lichen growing on a stone #FungiFriday in a wood at Wallington Northumberland
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Lots of bracket fungi on a dead tree, gorgeous newly formed turkey tails and a lovely lipstick cup lichen growing on a stone #FungiFriday in a wood at Wallington Northumberland
In a sunny spot the other day the ivy was flowering and it was covered in wasps and blue bottles #InsectThursday
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
In a sunny spot the other day the ivy was flowering and it was covered in wasps and blue bottles #InsectThursday
Sunny skies across Northumberland on yesterday’s walk
November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sunny skies across Northumberland on yesterday’s walk
Frosty spindles in the lawn this morning #WildWebsWednesday #Fungi
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Frosty spindles in the lawn this morning #WildWebsWednesday #Fungi
Trees along the river Tyne, Northumberland #ThickTrunkTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Trees along the river Tyne, Northumberland #ThickTrunkTuesday
Jelly ears on the elder trees now and something jelly like but flatter on a stump that isn’t elder. Looking for scarlet elf cups in a place where I know they appear and couldn’t see any, taking a closer look at a yellow blobs maybe a slime mould I noticed the tiniest scarlet elf cups #MushroomMonday
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Jelly ears on the elder trees now and something jelly like but flatter on a stump that isn’t elder. Looking for scarlet elf cups in a place where I know they appear and couldn’t see any, taking a closer look at a yellow blobs maybe a slime mould I noticed the tiniest scarlet elf cups #MushroomMonday
Wild Angelica before the snow and tansy still looking good afterwards for #WildflowerHour this week
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Wild Angelica before the snow and tansy still looking good afterwards for #WildflowerHour this week
A very old sycamore for #ThickTrunkTuesday
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A very old sycamore for #ThickTrunkTuesday
Blue sky today at Gibside 🩵☀️
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Blue sky today at Gibside 🩵☀️
Mini mushrooms in the grass #MushroomMonday
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Mini mushrooms in the grass #MushroomMonday
Evening primrose, shaggy-soldier, musk mallow and white red valerian in flower this week near the Tyne #WildflowerHour
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Evening primrose, shaggy-soldier, musk mallow and white red valerian in flower this week near the Tyne #WildflowerHour
Parrot wax caps on the grass verge #FungiFriday
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Parrot wax caps on the grass verge #FungiFriday
