Newtonmore Wildflowers

It’s orchid time down on Newtonmore Golf Course and I took advantage of a few warm days to have two leisurely walks through the golf course ...

 At the moment, the garden is buzzing with bees. Especially bumblebees. These can be identified from the stripes on their body and the colou...

 All of a sudden, the garden has burst into bloom with the recent warm weather. It has been somewhat frustrating that I am unable to do much...

Partway through April, my husband and I joined a group from the British lichen society on Arran for a few days of lichen hunting. Although m...

 Over Easter I was lucky to have some of my family staying and we went for a walk to the Falls of Truim.   The Truim  runs through a gorge a...

 More on the mystery parcel... it is part of a research project  to investigate halophytes.  Halophytes are plants that can cope with salt s...

Frog spawn has appeared in my pond this week. The first batch  arrived on the night of Friday 15th March. Last year (2023) it was 20th March...