We are all familiar with the male catkins of the Hazel but be on the lookout for the less obvious bright pink female flower. Catkins are the long pendant like clusters of yellow/green flowers which hang like earrings from the bare branches of the Common Hazel (Coylus Avellana). The female flowers of the Hazel are much harder to see, being enclosed in a tiny brown bud … [Read more...] about Female Hazel Flower
Natural History
Autumnwatch is back
Autumnwatch returns to BBC TWO on Thursdays, from 7th October at 8.30pm to 9.30pm. The eight week series will document the natural history around us during the autumn transition into winter and as per the previous seasons format will be followed immediately by half an hour of Autumnwatch Unsprung. Chris Packham and Kate Humble will visit a different part of the country … [Read more...] about Autumnwatch is back