Category: Urban Flora
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Inspired by ongoing efforts to record the urban flora of Newcastle and North Tyneside, I wanted to make some of what has been discovered so…
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A round-up of several exciting recent discoveries as work to record the urban flora of Newcastle continues.
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Just for fun, take a quick look at 10 urban plants currently on the increase across Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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Observations on the urban grasses of Newcastle and North Tyneside, inspired by ongoing work to document the area’s urban flora
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A short progress report on going efforts to survey the urban flora of Newcastle and neighboring parts of North Tyneside.
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A surprising find and local success story with the discovery of two Early Dog-violet populations in North Tyneside.
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With recording for ‘Plants of Newcastle’ progressing well and new local botanists joining in, for the last few weeks, I’ve been able to catch up…
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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of delivering my first ever talk to a room full of botanists (eek!).
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Take a closer look at the coastal plants or halophytes spreading along roadsides to colonise the city.
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Just for fun, take a quick look at 10 urban plants currently on the increase across Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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An account of a busy season recording for what I’m loosely calling an ‘Urban Flora of Newcastle’.
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A short round-up of an excellent few days spent recording alien plants in Newcastle.
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Last weekend, I decided to take a closer look at wild and naturalised spring bulbs. From snowdrops to crocuses, here are a few spotted on…
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An update on ongoing survey carried out to map and record the diverse and fascinating Urban Flora of Newcastle.