Aug 20, 2022 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Gentiana pneumonanthe Rare marsh gentians (Gentiana pneumonanthe) growing on Dorset heathland. With their bright blue trumpet-shaped flowers, marsh gentians thrive in areas of wet, acid heathland or grassland. I had never seen these wonderful plants before and was...
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...
Jul 5, 2022 | Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
I had decided not to bother photographing any 2022 Dorset pink poppy fields. Having taken photos of the poppies every year since 2015, including when they were opium poppies, I simply felt that I’d had my fill. Also, more and more people have splashed the...
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...
