Newtonmore Wildflowers

 In a post a couple of years ago I mentioned that I survey plots for a scheme called  the NPMS (the National Plant Monitoring Scheme).  You ...

Last week I joined some other keen botanists and went to Loch Vaa to look for some specific plants that are not found much locally. Ian Gree...

Dry stone walls are a great place to look for lichens.  Usually, I pick one that is on the moor but whilst waiting in Kingussie, I looked at...

 The places  have visited recently seem to be full of yellow flowers.  There was a visit to a fantastic garden in Nethybridge and, more pros...

I am seeing fungi popping up in the garden a bit earlier than I expected - maybe something to do with the wet July? An unusual purple one po...

 Last week - when the weather was a bit drier - I went for  walk up the track from Tromie bridge  to Killiehuntly, just for the walk with no...

It is hard to believe that it is a month since my last blog post.  I have the slight excuse of going on holiday for a week and a week of int...