Newtonmore Wildflowers

 I have really been enjoying the recent sunny weather with clear blue skies, followed by a frost at night.  This year the plants seem quite ...

Today I saw my first Celandines in flower.  Lesser Celandine Their scientific name is Ranunculus ficaria.  The buttercup also belongs to the...

 There is not much of interest in the flowering plants yet apart from the spring bulbs, so I am still keeping myself occupied looking for li...

The weather has at last become more springlike - the lying snow has melted in the village though there is still snow on the hills. Snowdrop...

 One of my first posts on lichens was about Usnea, Beard lichens.  I am gradually getting better at seeing the difference between the differ...

There is one group of lichens that is easy to spot. They are like miniature forests. The "trees" can take different shapes, the mo...

 As lockdown continues,  and the local walks become increasingly familiar, I have enjoyed keeping a lookout for new (to me) lichens.  As the...