@stevetrotter1
Nature and its recovery, people, art, historic landscapes. Born 318ppm CO2 Also, chief executive at Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Board member: RSST, CWMET, Nature North; vice-chair North Pennines National Landscape, Great North Bog.
Some of the extensive #Saltmarsh system on the margins of #MorecambeBay that provides sea 'defence' and storm protection for the nationally-critcal infrastructure that is the #WestCumbria railway line to #Barrow
Pleasantly yellow Evening primroses in bloom at Lancaster Railway station (on the Barrow line)
Banana train in #Carlisle sadly without its proper Intercity engine units
Brilliant 'wind pantalon' on the beach at Knockke Heist Belgium. Need a pair of those
One of few remaining flowers in a hot & dry #NorthernDalesMeadow at Cowshill, Upper #Weardale today... a second flush of Wood geranium (aka Geranium sylvaticum). Most plants having either set seed or shrivelled. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Tyne Helleborine (aka Epipactis dunensis ssp tynensis) in the shade next to the signal box on #Haltwhistle railway station. Is this the rarest plant at a train station in #England, I wonder? @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Lovely to observe a number of #purpleHairstreak butterflies this afternoon in a tree on the banks of the #RiverIrthing #Cumbria @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social Was looking, unsuccessfully, for white-letter hairstreak
Some wetland plants for #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social meadowsweet, late ragged robin, Juncus articulates- jointed rush and Sharp-flowered rush, Juncus acutiflorus
Sorry not a climber as I failed to read u the challenge until now but a splendid plant anyway... Lindisfarne helleborine, once delightfully named Epipactis sancta ... seen yesterday on the island #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
My small #lawn @wildflowerhour.bsky.social after #nomowmay ... and no mow June, July and much of August...probably won't cut it until September
Interesting impact of vegetation height on temperature today ( info and pic from @elainecox11 in the other place) #nomowmay
Woodland beside the #RiverIrthing in #Cumbria... the second shows the nicely shaded water. With #climateheating, shading to cool water temp will increasingly become a crucial #adaptation for freshwater species #CumbriaLNRS - and already is during hot summers
The rather splendid bitter vetch #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
#stile sicilian-style #Pantalica #sicilia A fantastic limestone Karst landscape
... With some unknown ( to me) mining archaeology... looks like a hydro-powered incline with iron rails? Coal or stone perhaps? 1st three texts consulted don't mention it so further research required! #SouthTynedale @northpennines.bsky.social
#SouthTynedale @northpennines.bsky.social this afternoon's uplifting woodland architecture...like a natural cathedral
@northpennines.bsky.social style #stile ... in a wonderful sessile oak wood in #SouthTynedale this afternoon
The lovely Daphne mezerium in Millers Dale, #Derbyshire nearly over but still with spring cheer. #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Had an outstanding & inspiring day at the #NorthernAdderConference expertly organised by the team at @northpennines.bsky.social with some great talks, cutting-edge science & citizen science. Many thanks plus a few artistic surprises #AddersUp...
If you're in the Northern Lake District on Tuesday, this may be of interest... #Skiddaw @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
Delightful walk today through some wonderful #woodlands in the @northpennines.bsky.social ... no flowers to report although the #Hazel & snowdrops are nearly out