The Anglican Church excelling itself

From a few hours back. Holly Wood, SW Derbyshire. Under Hornbeam

Here in Derbyshire the Wood Anemones are a bit scarce, but a week ago I found this little shy creature, near Ashbourne

Way Choy. It's not all twigs, but it's very tough and black. The soft green leaves are from Oriam. This was the best I had

My copy of Brook's Family Herbal (1885) list Celandine and Lesser Celandine. I think the Chelidonium is more toxic/efficacious.

This is how Wildlife Trust's look after wildlife. Look after your volunteers and they'll look after your reserves. People matter.

Gluttons for punishment. I occasionally get a feeling of certainty.

It's a sort of blue, big enough for the rain to stick to it

Arrived today, 2nd edition just out. All UK species

If you read Cobbett's Rural Rides it's clear that there was little soil on the Surrey heathland in his day. Marling turned that round in a hundred years.
I like this shot of the Derbyshire Dales, about 200 years natural soil formation on top of mining debris

Last session of the year for Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's White Peak volunteers. Keeping down the scrub so the limestone grassland flora can flourish. They're smiling as the rain had stopped.
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And like those woody ones, they are't all monocultures. I can see three spp in this aerial view, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, a probable Didymdon, and something dark and shaggy lurking down below. From a crack in the pavement.

@gnomieshobbycorner.bsky.social Tortella tortuosa, Frizzled Crisp-moss, otherwise Dried-up Banana Mosss. I prefer the scientific name

Remnant from many years ago in Linguistics Dept