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" Welcome to the florafaunauk site , hope you enjoy the pictures and posts giving a detailed insight into the Natural History of our Country throughout the seasons and year "All that the Sun Shines on is beautiful, so long as it is Wild" John Muir "



Sunday, 8 February 2015

Saturday, 7 February 2015

The Robin

Robins are increasingly tame at this time of year as they come to feed This tame Robin came amicably to seed. Thankfully this l;ittle fella is well and happy well out of sight of the Sparrow





Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Spring Stirrings 2015

At this quiet time of year it gives opportunities to focus on things like Ferns Lichens and other botanicals often overlooked in the fling of Spring and Summer   yesterdays visit shows some nice stands of Harts Tongue Fern  Asplenium scolopendrium  also visible are the many foliose lichens on Trees visible now without the Tree Canopy and other Lichens on Stone All the usual candidates where present on the Bird feeders Jay,Bullfinch , Blue Tit, Robin and Great Tit Sh

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Also found on a Birch Stand this Pincushion Moss Ulota needing summer Capsules to differentiate between the two possibilities Crisped/Bruch’s Pincushion


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Two Others Lichen and Common Wall Moss TBC


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Common Wall  Moss around the drystone walls Kindbergia praelonga


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