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Tag Archives: lichen
Tree of the month: Willow
This photograph of willow leaves, provided to the Centre for Biosciences Imagebank by Prof Paul F. Brain at the University of Wales, Swansea, illustrates an instalment in my Tree of the Month series. I base this series (‘ogham’ tag) loosely … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged arboriculture, bacterium, biofuel, bird, bryophyte, conservation, ecosystem, fungus, habitat creation, human, invertebrate, lake, land reclamation, landscape, lichen, moss, ogham, pharmaceutical, plant_dicot, pond, poplar, protozoan, river, tree, vertebrate, wildlife, willow
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Tree of the month: Alder
The moon was full last night. So according to my favourite version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’, we’re now halfway through the Month of the Alder. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this series. … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged alien species, ancient woodland, bacterium, bird, bryophyte, catkin, disease, emerging disease, Europe, finfish, flood, flower, forest, fungus, garden, history, indicator species, invertebrate, land reclamation, land use, lichen, mammal, map, mollusc, moss, mould, myth, native species, ogham, pathogen, Phytophthora alni, plant_dicot, seed, seed dispersal, spring, symbiosis, tree, vertebrate, water, waterway, wetland, wildlife, woodland
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Tree of the month: Rowan
A few nights ago the moon was new. So according to this version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’ extended into 2013, we’re now in the Month of the Rowan. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged arthropod, ash, bird, disease, emerging disease, fieldfare, foraging, fruit, hunting, insect, lepidopteran, lichen, mammal, marsupial, mistle thrush, moth, mountain ash, native species, ogham, passerine, plant_dicot, pollination, redwing, rowan, seed, seed dispersal, song thrush, thrush, tree, vertebrate, wild food, wildlife
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Beatrix Potter the naturalist and farmer
Beatrix Potter (1866 – 1943) is loved all over the world for the children’s stories she wrote and illustrated. She was also a great naturalist and farmer. Miss Potter’s writing and painting made her wealthy by the time she married … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ecology, knowledge transfer
Tagged art, child, conservation, farm, farmer, fungus, history, knowledge, landscape, lichen, national park, rare breed, sheep
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Replanting the elm trees?
Elm trees (Ulmus spp.) contribute beauty and diversity to landscapes in the British Isles. There are four elm species whose leaves are eaten by several species of butterfly larvae. One of those butterflies is the White Letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album) … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged arboriculture, arthropod, beetle, butterfly, clone, coleopteran, conservation, disease, dutch elm disease, elm, forest, fungus, history, insect, landscape, lepidopteran, lichen, Ophiostoma ulmi, plant_dicot, research, symbiosis, tree, wood, woodland
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Lichens
Lichens are fascinating but often overlooked. They’re important in many ecosystems including our irreplaceable ancient woodlands, valued highly by the Woodland Trust. The British Lichen Society promotes the study of this everyday, often beautiful group of symbiotic organisms. You can … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, horticulture
Tagged forest, garden, hedge, lichen, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, pollution, research, shrub, symbiosis, tree, woodland
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