Monthly Archives: October 2014
Fungi in Black Park
I went for a short walk in Black Park (near Slough) this morning, while the rest of my family were doing Parkrun. I’d expected to take some autumnal views and didn’t take my macro lens, but I ended up fungus-spotting. … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Black Park, Fungi, Woods
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Japanese Bitter Orange
An interesting plant spotted at Greys Court National Trust garden last weekend: Poncirus trifoliata or Japanese bitter orange. An unusually hardy citrus, and apparently quite easy to grow. It doesn’t sound particularly tasty, either to humans or wildlife, but with … Continue reading
Dahlias
Dahlias in all shapes and colours at Chenies Manor. The single ones are the most bee-friendly, though with the more complex flowers the centres can open and become more accessible to insects as the flowers age (as in the Karma … Continue reading
Bees in the garden
Honey bee on an aster. I’m seeing very few honey bees now it’s getting colder, but still quite a few bumblebees. Bumblebee on buddleja. I cut this buddleja back by about a third in late July. It looked very scruffy … Continue reading
Wild Plot 