May 10, 2025 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Chappetts Copse Reserve, in Hampshire, comprises 12 hectares (30 acres) of ancient ash and beech woodland. Owned and managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, it is home to many rare plants, insects, mammals (including dormice), and fungi. Orchids...
May 3, 2025 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Carpets of blue and violet Dorset bluebell flowers If you’re looking for wild-growing spring flowers, Dorset’s bluebell woods are like stepping into a fairytale. Tucked away down quiet country lanes and shaded footpaths, they become a sea of violet-blue every spring....
Apr 29, 2025 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Rolling hills, birds, insects and rare plants Martin Down NNR, on the Hampshire/Dorset border, comprises 350 hectares of unspoilt calcareous grassland and scrub. This type of landscape was once common in the south, but over the years much of it has been lost to...
Apr 8, 2025 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, Nature
Pasqueflowers at Barnsley Warren: straight out of a fairy tale There’s something quite magical when you suddenly spot a wild pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris). With purple petals, golden-yellow stamens, and soft, hairy leaves and stems, these rare springtime flowers...
Jun 14, 2024 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, Nature
Wiltshire red poppies 2024 In the absence of any red poppy fields in Dorset (as yet), I made an early morning trip to Wiltshire to see a huge field of red poppies. It was a bit of a trek to get to the location, which can’t be seen from any road, but it was so...
Apr 24, 2024 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Green-winged orchids (Anacamptis morio) Corfe Mullen Meadows comprises a 5-hectare traditional hay meadow with a wealth of wildflowers, especially orchids. Managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust, this place is a hidden gem, especially for Anacamptis morio, the green-winged...
