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Teesdale’s Special Flora: Places, Plants and People
Margaret Bradshaw is an experienced botanist, who spent most of her life working on the conservation of Teesdale’s flora. She…
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North East Ancient Woodland Inventory
Find out about the work of ERIC North East in mapping out ancient woodlands in the region and how you…
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Spring Wildflowers
Early wildflowers herald the arrival of spring. In this blog, explore five wildflowers likely to be encountered in green spaces…
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Five Snowdrops to Spot this Season
The sight of Snowdrops strewn across the woodland floor is one of the iconic sights of late winter, but did you know that there is more than one out there to be discovered?…
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Winter Sounds, a poem by Terry Astley
Discover Winter Sounds by North East poet and naturalist, Terry Astley, a poem that reminds us of our connection to nature….
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An Autumn Day at Rogie Falls, a poem by Terry Astley
Discover An Autumn Day by Terry Astley, a poem that transports us to Rogie Falls with the sights and sounds of Autumn….
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Listening to the Lichens
A study of lichen communities paints a stark picture of the impacts of air pollution on ecosystems in the North East, what can we learn?…
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How to Identify Trees in Winter
To celebrate National Tree Week, botanist, Bill Burlton, shares the best way to identify trees this winter….
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Botany at Thrislington Quarry
Recently, NHSN’s Friday Botany Group set out on a trip to upland Northumberland in search of wildflowers at the Sill…
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The Sill to Whinshields
Recently, NHSN’s Friday Botany Group set out on a trip to upland Northumberland in search of wildflowers at the Sill…