Popped up today to check the progress of the orchids … and the answer to that question is – “very, very late”. I am estimating…
A few days ago I popped up to walk around the site and was pleasantly surprised to see that all of the Pasques were flowering…
I went for a brisk walk today, hoping to see some early-season tachinid flies, but the chilly wind seemed to keep all insects down. The…
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After a really wet start to the summer that kept me off the site for months, it was a real delight today to have a…
One of Hartslock’s less well known, but still very important residents is the Downy-fruited Sedge (Carex tomentosa). It has only been recorded in a handful…
Last week I had the fun of being part of a new BBC Radio 4 series called “In Pursuit of the Ridiculous”, with Matthew Oates,…
Today Gerry & I put out the path guide tapes and unlocked the lower gate onto the orchid slope – thus marking the first official…
This year the orchid mapping has been beset by problems – not least of which has been the incredibly wet weather – but with the…
Today was my biannual walk round with Martyn Lane, my line manager at BBOWT. The general aim is to check what work needs to be…