tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post4341466874353400429..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: River Wear, WolsinghamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-44457327870112992192012-01-19T21:22:07.684+00:002012-01-19T21:22:07.684+00:00Thanks for the kind words senior. It's a reall...Thanks for the kind words senior. It's a really good walk in spring ..... if you have got the energy you can go on up through Black Banks Plantation (where herons nest) and then come back down Wear Bank into Wolsingham. The heathland at the far side of the plantation used to be a good place to see cuckoos in spring.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-16661536814498767082012-01-19T21:18:53.889+00:002012-01-19T21:18:53.889+00:00Hi Brian, it does have an interesting flora. Many ...Hi Brian, it does have an interesting flora. Many years ago the late Tom Dunn showed me where Solomon's seal and wolf'sbane grow along this stretch of river. Sometimes Lilium pyrenaicum shows up there too. All garden escapes that must have been washed down the river by floods.Totally agree about treecreepers and dippers. all the best, PhilPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-79471886469405570622012-01-19T21:14:40.502+00:002012-01-19T21:14:40.502+00:00Thanks Rob, I believe they are related to wrens an...Thanks Rob, I believe they are related to wrens and the song has some similarities. I think I may have some photos of you along the river there, taken about 30 years ago....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-28390109603297419252012-01-19T21:13:09.667+00:002012-01-19T21:13:09.667+00:00Quite a few things escaped me toffeeapple, includi...Quite a few things escaped me toffeeapple, including a couple of goosander that spotted me before I spotted them. There was also an elusive great spotted woodpecker that gave me the slip....Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-54210730337064898212012-01-19T21:11:49.790+00:002012-01-19T21:11:49.790+00:00One difference is that frogs hop but toads crawl l...One difference is that frogs hop but toads crawl lotusleaf. Our toads have very striking orangey- gold eyes too - pictures at http://cabinetofcuriosities-greenfingers.blogspot.com/search/label/ToadsPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-70888936963764255402012-01-19T21:08:49.536+00:002012-01-19T21:08:49.536+00:00I know what you mean Scriptor Senex, I think it...I know what you mean Scriptor Senex, I think it's the attraction of objects of great beauty. I find it difficult to resist taking pictures of some orchids that I've photographed many times already (which used to be an expensive weakness before digital photography came along)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-45780663889445657442012-01-19T18:20:59.104+00:002012-01-19T18:20:59.104+00:00been a reader of your blog for a year or so .absol...been a reader of your blog for a year or so .absolutely love it..and as a keen walker have often followed in your footsteps looking forward to trying Wolsingham nowNight Trekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729997223134126323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-57909724317624634492012-01-19T17:01:05.588+00:002012-01-19T17:01:05.588+00:00I've walked this area a couple of times in spr...I've walked this area a couple of times in spring when it's flora is at it's best. A wonderful walk.<br />Treecreepers are one of my favorite species of bird, with that cryptic plumage on the upperside making for wonderful camouflage against the bark of trees, and yet unmistakeable when the white underside is seen. They are surprisingly approachable birds. I remember standing next to a tree and the Treecreeper just treating me as part of the tree. Great birds to watch. Dipper is another favorite Cheers.Killy Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966819525852998884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-63405298321487030152012-01-19T16:12:20.032+00:002012-01-19T16:12:20.032+00:00Briliant winter walking territory - woods and wate...Briliant winter walking territory - woods and water. I remember seeing dippers at Wolsingham but not hearing one.<br />Here's a link to an rspb dipper soundtrack.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042650405946029324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-45340271376092054352012-01-19T13:33:30.405+00:002012-01-19T13:33:30.405+00:00What a lovely walk, with added birds too, lovely. ...What a lovely walk, with added birds too, lovely. You have a good selection there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-19469009951002299852012-01-19T11:11:09.034+00:002012-01-19T11:11:09.034+00:00I always enjoy your walks vicariously. I wonder ho...I always enjoy your walks vicariously. I wonder how you can tell a toad from a frog.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-18685155868601149592012-01-19T10:23:03.688+00:002012-01-19T10:23:03.688+00:00Thuidium tamariscinum is one of my very favourite ...<i>Thuidium tamariscinum</i> is one of my very favourite mosses (it's also one of the few I can identify with any certainty). I always end up photographing it even though I know I've got dozens of photos already. Some things are like that aren't they?Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-44436521572928363662012-01-19T09:13:21.627+00:002012-01-19T09:13:21.627+00:00They are, aren't hey? Always on the wrong side...They are, aren't hey? Always on the wrong side of the tree and always on the move. There were three in this flock, amongst great tits, blue tits, coal tits and long-tailed tits, plus the nuthatch, but this is the only treecreeper picture I got that was anywhere near presentable...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-83786646241599531502012-01-19T09:08:11.255+00:002012-01-19T09:08:11.255+00:00A really good walk. I envy you your treecreeper. E...A really good walk. I envy you your treecreeper. Elusive little blighters they are.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com