Since the start of June I’ve noticed in passing foxgloves waving their fairy fingers or witch’s gloves – some of…
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wild flowers
Hedgerow foraging – Elderflowers
Elderflowers, elderflowers everywhere! The perfumed scent of elderflowers has been following me in the early mornings signalling the start of…
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The awakening
In early spring when my usual route into the woodlands became too muddy, I headed to another part of the woods where…
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10 fun facts about bluebells to tell kids
Yeah it’s bluebell time in the woods! When the ancient woodlands around the valley where we lived in southeast England…
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A countryside spring
I live in a rural valley in the middle of ancient woodlands in West Sussex. Our garden and the fields…
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Make a simple daisy chain
When the daisies start opening up and appearing in the grass, a lovely rite of childhood is to make crowns,…
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