Posted by admin on July 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
With the help of special machinery – and a grant of nearly £50,000 – avocets have been given the best possible chance to breed again in one of their favourite spots on the Humber.
Filed under Birds, Featured · Tagged with Autumn, Avocet, Avocets, Banks, Birds, Brighter Future, Chick, Climate Change, Coastal Islands, Coasts, Crane Barge, Digger, Hectares, Pipes, Pools, River Humber, Rspb, Rspb Images, Safe Haven, Saline Lagoon, Special Machinery, Spring Conditions, Tides
Posted by admin on May 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
May sees The Hawthorn (Crataegus mongyna), or Mayflower is bursting into bloom in our British hedgerows.
The blooming of the Hawthorn has always been an indicator that summer has arrived,
Filed under Featured, Plants · Tagged with Anglo Saxon, Bad Luck, Beltane, Beneficial Effect, Blackthorn, Blossoms, British Climate, British Folklore, British Hedgerows, Chastity, Climate Change, Dense Thicket, Druids, Elementals, Faeries, Folklore, Hawthorn, Hawthorn Tree, Hawthorns, Hoverflies, Hundreds Of Years, Ides Of June, Lustrous Sheen, May Day Celebrations, Mayflower, Misfortune, Native Trees, Nectar Source, North Africa, Rags, Revelries, Revelry, Small Mammals, South Of England, Western Asia, Whitethorn
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