Newtonmore Wildflowers

It has been a while since my last post - not because nothing has been happening, rather the opposite.  At the beginning of May I spent a wee...

 A large patch of Danish Scurvy Grass ( Cochlearia danica ) is flowering opposite the Balavil Hotel just now (1 May 2023). It is the biggest...

 We have just had a week of stunning weather - clear blue skies and sunshine - and spring seems to be here at last.  The tadpoles are wriggl...

 I have been intrigued as to how UV (ultra-violet) fluorescence works, so have been doing some research on the internet to find out.  Before...

 As William Blake said, there is a wonderful world to be seen if you look closely at small things. I think this is part of my fascination wi...

 Last March I wrote about finding hazel catkins ( here ).  These yellow danglies are the male part, producing pollen, but the pollen grains ...

There are usually flocks of Greylag geese on the fields between Newtonmore Railway station and the Spey, and I often see them flying overhea...