Category Archives: Wildflowers

Autumn mornings and evenings

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

This time of year is absolutely stunning, with dew covered cobwebs, amazing sunrises and sunsets, the heavy hanging full moon and beautiful morning mists.  

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Big Butterfly Count – wildflower meadow

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

This afternoon we walked across to our nearby wildflower meadow which was planted by our local farmer a couple of years ago. The area is mainly Ox-eye daisies that are now going over, knapweed, thistles, yarrow, St John’s wort, ragwort … Continue reading →

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Day 30 of 30 Days Wild – Roundup

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

I thought I’d make a short film about my favourite moments of 30 Days Wild of 2018  

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Day 26 of 30 Days Wild – Longhorn beetles

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

It’s great when you come across something you have never noticed before. There are 69  species of Longhorn beetles in Britain and I probably walk passed plenty every day while out taking photos, but I’ve never really stopped and looked … Continue reading →

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Day 17 of 30 days Wild – Roadside verges.

Posted on June 17, 2018 by

For Day 17 of 30 Days Wild I went to visit one of my favourite roadside verges. As hundreds of cars and lorries thunder past one of Oxfordshire busiest dual carriageways, a few metres away, up on the slip road, … Continue reading →

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Day 12 of 30 Days Wild – Different perspective

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

I didn’t have much time today so I thought I would just take a photo from an unusual angle.

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30 Days Wild – Day 1- Food you can forage

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Tiffany Francis’s book Food you can Forage is a bright and colourful foraging guide. Divided in to 4 sections – Woodlands, Coastlines, Heathland and Meadows, it explores how to identify, collect and cook with wild plants that many people walk past … Continue reading →

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