CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Tree bumblebees collecting nectar from sallow blossom this morning, beside the river Tyne at Wylam in Northumberland. They seem to be hardie...

Lesser celandine Coltsfoot Primrose D...

The whole country is gripped by snow and ice - our transport network grinds to a halt - schools close - panic buying in supermarkets.  Mea...

Many trees produce their flowers in elongated catkins in spring, often before the foliage expands. Most - but not all - catkin-bearing tree...

It’s been a slow spring in North East England and there still aren’t many flowers around, so the blooming of sallow catkins must provide a r...

Aspen Populus tremula twigs are tipped with these sharply pointed buds that sometimes have a slight stickiness about their bud scales. Thi...