Sweet chestnuts are just starting to burst open in Sussex woods now.
The few that I have sampled are disappointing. They are too shrivelled to be worth collecting and cooking. Let's hope that later ones will be better.
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Sunday 30 September 2012
Monday 17 September 2012
Chicken of the Woods
Thursday 13 September 2012
Wine tasting butterflies
This Red admiral was enjoying a tipple of concentrated grape juice today...
...and so was this Comma.
Grapes are loved by wasps and birds - and also butterflies, it seems.
The red colour of these leaves is not an effect of the Autumn.
According to viticulture expert, Dr. Georg K. Hill, it is due to magnesium deficiency in the soil.
...and so was this Comma.
Grapes are loved by wasps and birds - and also butterflies, it seems.
The red colour of these leaves is not an effect of the Autumn.
According to viticulture expert, Dr. Georg K. Hill, it is due to magnesium deficiency in the soil.
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Sussex County Orchid Society talk, Weds 12th September 2012 by Peter Lovett
"The
natural year in Focus"
Wednesday 12th September
19.30hr at Lancing Manor Leisure Centre,
BN15 0PH
is open to all.
Peter Lovett, a
wildlife photographer will present,
"The
natural year in Focus",
a pictorial
presentation of the wildlife of Sussex and beyond showcasing the birds, plants
and insects which have been captured by his camera lenses throughout the year.
Non-members are welcomed at a cost of £3.
Autumn Lady’s-tresses
orchids on the Downs above Brighton, August 2012
Photo ©Peter Lovett,
Monday 3 September 2012
Autumn-flowering Wood Anemone...???
Moles were very active in this part of this West Sussex wood.
Where they had thrown up mole hills, two wood anemones were in full flower... in September!
How very strange!
Where they had thrown up mole hills, two wood anemones were in full flower... in September!
How very strange!
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