by Steve | Mar 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 31 March 2024 A welcome sign of spring’s arrival Ever watchful Susan Limbrey writes: “I was watching a Holly Blue butterfly by the house, when I saw this female Common Lizard, plus a juvenile which I couldn’t get a good photo...
by Steve | Mar 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 5 March, 2024 Center of attention; Ants & Ladybirds March 5 was the first real sunny day of spring and a stroll in Ribbesford Wood today produced a clutch of seasonal sightings : a Peacock butterfly fluttering around a brash-pile,...
by Steve | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 4 March 2024 Juniper haircap – Polytrichum juniperinum Shoots of the acrocarpous moss Polytrichum juniperinum Juniper haircap showing the small terminal “flowers” of the male plant at the shoot ends. Found as a pioneer moss on acidic heathy...
by Steve | Mar 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 1 March 2024 It’s raining outside – again! It’s the first of March and there is much speculation about it being the wettest February on record. Well i am sure it will have been somewhere in the UK but in Wyre Forest...
by Graham Hill | Feb 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 27 Feb 2024 Female Hazel Flower – Corylus avellana February is the time of year when the male flowers of Hazel, the long bunches of flowers we know as catkins, are frequently seen. But, the smaller female flower is rather less obvious...
by Steve | Jan 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 11 Jan 2024 Male Tufted Ducks – Aythya fuligula Male Tufted Ducks, Trimpley Reservoir, 11 Jan 2024. These ducks are seen every year during the winter, often in groups of 10 or 12 of males and females. Although one of the UK’s...
by Rosemary Winnall | Jan 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 4 Jan 2024 Winter Heliotrope – Petasites fragrans. Winter Heliotrope Petasites fragrans in flower, Tickenhill, Bewdley 4 Jan 2024. Only male flowers are found in the UK and so it spreads vegetatively. It flowers from November...
by Steve | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 22 Nov 2023 Male Sparrowhawk feeding. Male Sparrowhawk with a tit for breakfast, 22 Nov 2023. The tit had been caught at the bird feeder and Sparrowhawks are frequent visitors to this food source. Sparrowhawks are incredibly agile and swift...
by Steve | Oct 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 12 Oct 2023 Box-tree Moth – Cydalima perspectalis Box-tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis found on the grass in a garden, Bewdley town, 12 Oct 2023. Introduced to the UK accidentally in 2007, and originally from SE Asia. The caterpillars...
by Steve | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 4 Sept, 2023 Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus) The Guelder-rose (Viburnum opulus), is a deciduous shrub that boasts beautiful clusters of flowers, vibrant berries, and striking foliage. It typically grows to a height of 10-15 feet, with a...
