by Rosemary Winnall | Mar 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 11 March, 2019 Juvenile Kestrel This juvenile Kestrel was recently spotted by Mick Farmer sitting on a wire near Wharton’s Park, Bewdley. It is seen regularly near here and the wire makes a great vantage point for the bird to search below for...
by Rosemary Winnall | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 31 January, 2019 Spider’s Web We woke up to freezing fog this morning and everything was covered in rime. It was very pretty, and many spiders webs were conspicuous amongst the vegetation. But soon the sun broke through, warmth bathed the...
by Rosemary Winnall | Jan 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 8 January, 2019 Deer prints In muddy parts of the Forest it is possible to discover which animals have walked that way by identifying their tracks. Here there is the print from a Fallow Deer, a small Reeves Muntjac Deer and a human being! ...
by Rosemary Winnall | Jan 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 1 January, 2019 Douglas-fir cones (Pseudotsuga menziesii) The cones of Douglas-fir trees have distinctive three-pointed bracts which can easily be seen protruding above the scales. The tree was named after David Douglas the Scottish botanist...
by Rosemary Winnall | Dec 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wyre Forest Study Group 29 December, 2018 Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) This plant was introduced from North Africa in 1806 and is now found commonly, often along roadsides. Only male flowers are found in Britain so no seeds are produced, and they spread...
