by Steve | Apr 5, 2018 | Flora, Insects, Moths, Spiders, Woodland
Wyre Forest Study Group 5 April, 2018 A wet day in Wyre Yesterday Wyre Forest Study Group members braved the cold rain and ventured out into Earnwood Copse, following an ancient sunken track down through the woodland. 2 micromoths Diurnea fagella were spotted on tree...
by Steve | Mar 28, 2018 | Flora, Woodland
Wyre Forest Study Group 28 January, 2018 Spurge Laurel Daphne laureola This small fragile evergreen shrub (not often higher than 40cms) grows wild in just a few of our hedgerows and woods around Wyre where the soil it isn’t too acidic. It is flowering now and is...
by Steve | Feb 9, 2018 | Flora, Forest, Woodland
Wyre Forest Study Group 9 February, 2018 Signs of Spring! On a Wyre Forest Study Group walk along Dowles this week there were many signs of spring in spite of the cold temperatures. Wild Arum (Arum maculatum) and Bluebell leaves were pushing up through the leaf...
by Steve | Aug 19, 2017 | Flora
Wyre Forest Study Group 19 August, 2017 Branched-Bur-reed (Sparganium erectum) This strange-looking plant, which can grow up to the height of 1.5 metres, may be found in still or slow-moving water. We find it in a few of our Wyre Forest ponds, track ditches and along...
