Newtonmore Wildflowers

 Even though it is almost December, there are still some plants flowering.  Some are annuals such as Groundsel, which are growing and flower...

The next lichen I wanted to try to ID is one that hangs off twigs like a pale green beard, with lots of thin wispy branches.  It originates ...

 You have probably noticed that most of the trees in Newtonmore have green growths on them - no, I don't mean leaves!-  but growths that...

Last weekend was the Scottish Botanists Conference, run by the BSBI   (Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland). In previous years, I have ...

 Autumn weather has arrived, with great colours on the trees but not a lot of flowers around.  But there is plenty to see when you look at t...

  I have just finished harvesting the apples in my garden, and have been noticing "wild" apple trees in the area. There is one on ...

 I decided to have a go at identifying the cotoneasters along the school wall and  fence. I compared them to the one in my garden, which I a...