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| Squirrel |
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| Wood Pigeons |
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| Young Wood Pigeon |
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| Buddleia |
First recorded ; October 2018
Butterfly Conservation is one of the wildlife organisations that recommends planting buddleia for its summer nectar that the creatures feed on, but admits the plant has to be treated with caution.
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| Canadian goldenrod |
First recorded ; October 2018
Flowers present from August to October, after which the plant sets seed. There are a number of species of goldenrod in the UK, of which Canadian goldenrod and early goldenrod (Solidago giganteum) are non- native and Solidago virgaurea, commonly known just as goldenrod, is native.
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| Bramble |
The largest conker championship consisted of 395 participants in an event organized by the Hampstead Heath Education Centre (UK) in London, . The conker championship is held every year as a way to engage Londoners with their environment.
While I found no information on the size of the world's biggest conker, previous reports said that Britain’s conkers are getting smaller, as a result of an infection spreading across the UK which halves the size of specimens.
The first recorded game of Conkers using Horse Chestnuts was on the Isle of Wight in 1848 and The World Conker Championships are held annually on the second Sunday in October in the village of Ashton near Oundle in Northamptonshire, England.
The grey squirrel was introduced to Great Britain in the mid-19th century and after many releases it began to increase dramatically at the beginning of the 20th century, mainly spreading from Woburn Park, Bedfordshire. They came to England from North America and are now one of Britain's most well-known and frequently seen mammals, with an estimated population of 2 million. They are much more common than the native red squirrel, which has a population estimated at 161,000
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| Cappadocian Maple |
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| Ducks on the pond |
The council often use the small car park near the pond to pile rubble or soil and use it when needed.
I one small pile of soil, wildflower had seeded them selves , some might say they are weeds.
But I think it's amazing.
(It was very windy so the photos are a bit blared)
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| Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) |
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| Common Fumitory |
(still have to ID this one)
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Pale Pericardia (Persicaria lapathifolia)
Similar to Redshank |
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| Fungi |
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| Sycamore / Maple |
A super blog post Amanda with some brilliant photos. It was so interesting to read about the conker championships :) Love the poem on the squirrel - there was an interesting article recently in Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Magazine about the history of red squirrels in Warwickshire. A few sightings were still occurring here when I was little.
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me how nature colonises a patch of bare ground so quickly so really enjoyed the last few photos. Not sure about the mystery plant - please let me know if you get an answer :)
Thanks RR for the lovely comment, I had gone looking for fungi. Just the one on the tree ground very dry. Been trying to work out if its possible to I'd individual squirrel with their fur colouring. Might be to hard. Took some monkey nuts but they were not interested at the time.
ReplyDeletePlant might be Black Bindweed
I love the photos :) It's good to see such a comprehensive list for the park! It's a shame some think of the plants as weeds isn't it, they just need to look a little harder!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam, I think Autumn at the park is my favourite time, the smell as well as the extra light coming through the trees, even on a dull day. It feels calm and still.
DeleteIt still amazes me after all this time I can still find some thing new here to discover.
That Fumitory is really pretty. Sorry about the smaller Horse Chestnuts and the invasion of the gray squirrels. Globalization and other issues seem to be affecting nature around the world in generally not positive ways. Your photos, as always, are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Beth for leaving a lovely comment, I don't mind the Grey Squirrel but it would be better if the balance between the red and the grey was better.
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