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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 22 – Nature Walk – Monterey CypressThe Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) at Plas Newydd House and Garden (National Trust) are one of the first things that you encounter once in the grounds. These huge trees from the central coast of California in the US where it is a popular garden and landscape tree. The Monterey Cypress…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 21 – Nature Walk – Wood MouseThe Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) or Long Tailed Field Mouse is a widespread and common mammal that you might spot on a walk or in your garden. Growing between 8cm and 10cm long and weighing between 23g and 25g, the typical Wood Mouse lives for around 1 year. A female…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 20 – Ponds/Lakes – RuffeThe Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) was a fish that I wasn’t really aware of until I caught one at the weekend during one of my fishing trips. After doing some research into this fish, its surprising what you find out. Sometime referred to as Pope or Tommy Ruffe, the Ruffe is…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 19 – Ponds/Lakes – MintTodays postbis about a plant that most people know about and have tasted. The Mint (Mentha) plant comes in several varieties: Apple Mint (Mentha villosa) Corn Mint (Mentha arvenis) Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Spear Mint (Mentha spicata) Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) Whorled Mint (Mentha verticilla) There are many other varieties (around…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days Wild 2021 – Day 18 – Nature Walk – Bramble/BlackberryThe humble Bramble/Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) is a staple plant of many hedgerow and thicket. Its distinctive thorny creeping tendrils flowering with white flowers during the summer and rich tasty fruit in the autumn provide a source of food for a wide variety of animals, birds and humans. The thorny bush…
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