Aug 1, 2022 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, Nature
Sarraceniaceae Wareham Forest’s carnivorous, purple pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) were reported to have been introduced to the area in the 1980s (ref Kew Royal Botanic Gardens). Non-native, these exotic-looking plants are extremely invasive and have...
May 20, 2022 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Are these the first Dorset field poppies of 2022? I was out and about today and chanced upon these Dorset red poppies, scattered amongst the pale yellow rapeseed. It was a beautiful and welcome sight and so early in the red poppy season too. I really hope to see a lot...
May 19, 2022 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Each year there is a striking display of colourful lupins at Terwick St Peter Church, near Petersfield. Unfortunately, there aren’t nearly as many as there were in years gone by because the lupins are now mixed in with other wildflowers and grasses. Nonetheless,...
May 13, 2022 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) growing on a windy Dorset hillside. Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) has got to be one of the weirdest looking plants there is, certainly in this country. Not only that, all parts of the plant are highly toxic to humans and animals, it...
Apr 15, 2022 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Early spider-orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) at Durlston Country Park, Dorset. Is Dorset the best early spider-orchid location in the UK? We are lucky in Dorset because we have what is possibly the best site for early spider-orchids in the UK. Ophrys sphegodes is also the...
Apr 6, 2022 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Pasqueflowers at Barnsley Warren SSSI, April 2022 Barnsley Warren is a 61.3-hectare SSSI just north of Cirencester. This steep-sided dry valley contains the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s Gloucestershire Pasqueflower Reserve, which is a 5.3-hectare (13-acre)...
