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Tag Archives: nature notes

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 May 14

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
cow parsley under trees

May in Appleton Wiske is a whirlwind season of fast, exuberant growth.  Blink and you will miss it.  Trees that were bare come into full leaf; verges that were flat Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, Nature Conservation and Environment, Nature Notes, nature notes, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 16 Apr 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Helen Johnson
Horse chestnut bud about to unfurl

Helen Johnson observes spring life emerging in spring in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, bird watching, Countryside, Nature Conservation and Environment, Nature Notes, nature notes, trees, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 17 Feb 14

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Helen Johnson
A blue tit perched in a hedge

Helen Johnson looks at hedges on her walks round Appleton Wiske in Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, Countryside, Nature Conservation and Environment, Nature Notes, nature notes, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 23 Jan 14

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Helen Johnson
A misty morning in Appleton Wiske

Helen Johnson looks at early buds breaking in Appleton Wiske, and recalls that the weather was very different last January. Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, Nature Conservation and Environment, Nature Notes, nature notes, weather, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 19 Dec 13

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Helen Johnson
A starling feeds on apples left in the tree

It’s the darkest time of the year, and most of us humans prefer to stay indoors, close to the heat and light of a fire. Much of the wildlife we Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, Countryside, Nature Conservation and Environment, Nature Notes, nature notes, wildlife, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 31 Oct 13

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Helen Johnson
Harvestman on a dandelion on a field path

Nature notes, birds, insects, weather at the change of the year in Appleton Wiske Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, bird watching, Nature Conservation and Environment, Nature Notes, nature notes, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 14 Oct 13

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Helen Johnson
A shiny conker fresh out of the shell

Helen Johnson looked at October seeds, fruits and berries in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, Nature Conservation and Environment, nature notes, wildlife, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 21 September 13

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Helen Johnson
A healthy acorn and those distorted by knopper galls

Helen Johnson found knopper galls and spangle galls under oak trees in Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, Nature Conservation and Environment, Nature Notes, nature notes, wildlife, Yorkshire, Yorkshire

Nature notes from Appleton Wiske, 13 Sep 13

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Helen Johnson
Leaves changing colour on Elder in a hedge at Appleton Wiske

Today it rained, gently, a grey, quiet day. Quiet because the sparrows and starlings aren’t chattering about, cheeping and peeping as they usually do. The village is normally alive with Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, Countryside, Nature Conservation and Environment, Nature Notes, nature notes, wildlife, Yorkshire

Nature Notes from Appleton Wiske, 4 Sep 13

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Helen Johnson
This insect had a large shiny red abdomen, with black hairs on it. It loved the mint fllowers

Helen Johnson photographed flowers and insects in her garden at Appleton Wiske, Yorkshire. Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Appleton Wiske, Appleton Wiske, Nature Notes, nature notes, Nature Notes in Appleton Wiske, Uncategorized, Yorkshire

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