Botanising in Huntingdonshire, Yorkshire and Beyond

I am the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) Vice-County Recorder for Huntingdonshire (VC31) and Mid-West Yorkshire (VC64). I've set-up this botany blog to more readily share news on recent wildflower discoveries made by myself and others, to encourage wider recording, and as a way to challenge myself to take more photographs of the plants I find. See the BSBI website for more information on the work of the society and the diverse range of botany projects currently in progress.

Showing posts with label Skelton Lake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skelton Lake. Show all posts
Monday, 15 August 2022

Drawdown

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The silver lining to this year's prolonged dry spell is that it is a great year for looking at the flora of the drawdown zone around Ske...
Sunday, 27 September 2020

Crataegus x rubrinervis

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I popped over to Skelton Lake (VC64) today to check up on the bush of Crataegus x rubrinervis (Common Hawthorn C. monogyna x Five-seeded H...
Monday, 24 June 2019

Patch Update

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I've previously extolled the virtues of patch botanising. Carbon neutral, never failing to deliver something new or interesting, as well...
Saturday, 29 September 2018

Black-fruited Hawthorns

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I have blogged previously about some of the more unusual hawthorns gradually filling up our countryside, and I always like to keep my eyes o...
Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Chenopodium rubrum var. pseudobotryoides

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It really has been an exceptional year for investigating the drawdown zones of my local lakes (Skelton and St Aidan's, VC64) in south Le...
Sunday, 12 August 2018

The Draw of Drawdown

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Mike Wilcox sent me interesting news this week that left with me with mixed feelings. He had popped over to Skelton Lake, part of my local p...
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