Tag: Botany
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Holy Island is a botanist’s paradise, famed for its orchids but also home to many other fascinating plants. Its dune slack flora, in particular, is…
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After more than five years of combing the streets of Newcastle, identifying plants and trying rather hard to piece together a legible book, The Urban…
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Our next ‘Fern of the Week’ is the delicate Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis, an uncommon species of old woodlands and mountain sides.
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A condensed account of a fantastic trip to Teesdale exploring the wildflowers and ferns to be found near High Force.
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A short account of a walk along the Hareshaw Burn in search of ferns and other woodland plants.
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A report from a spectacular trip to the Cheviots in search of a range of rare and elusive arctic-alpine plants.
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With so many plant ID apps available, it can be hard to know where to turn when trying to identify that pesky plant. Here, we…
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Known as oneberrie in historic accounts, Herb-paris was first described in England by the father of English botany, William Turner.
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The snowdrops and crocuses that dominated late winter are now spent with other signs of spring beginning to appear in the near area.
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Jesmond Dene is a fascinating place. Here we explore some of the exotic plants found within and their relationship with Lord Armstrong.
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As is customary at year’s end, much of my time over the last week was spent darting about the local area plant hunting as part…
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Next up in this new series sharing Newcastle’s best botanical walks, a wander through the up and coming Lower Ouse Burn Valley with its industrial…
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Next up in this new series sharing Newcastle’s best botanical walks, a wander through the historic mining sites of Big Waters and Brenkley Colliery, with…
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Next up in this new series sharing Newcastle’s best botanical walks, a walk through the terraces of Heaton with their eclectic neophyte flora.