CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Striated bird's nest Cyathus striatus growing on decayed wood. Each of the cup-shaped 'nests' contain...

Today's Guardian Country Diary is about the way in which the right combination of habitat factors - light, humidity and shelter from t...

There are some fine stands of native trees scattered throughout Hamsterley Forest's commercial conifer plantations here in country Durh...

Another old photograph found in the back of a cupboard. Taken about 20 years ago in Hamsterley Forest and showing an unusual emerald green...

A recent photograph on Flickr by Bob the Bolder showed a salmon leaping the wear on the River Wear just below Durham cathedral in mid-Augu...

Hoverflies, without stings, are well known for mimicking the colours and patterns of stinging wasps so the standard issue markings...

Moth identification is not my forte but since there aren't many around to choose from at this time of the year I've...

Thursday's Guardian Country Diary describes a visit to Hamsterley Forest in Co. Durham on a foggy day. The forest is a mixture of...

Hamsterley Forest http://www.forestry.gov.uk/hamsterleyforest , which lies between Weardale and Teesdale, is home to an enormous variety o...