CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

These sand dunes, between Alnmouth and Warkworth, have long been a favourite destination for botanists. The hollows are...

We found this exquisitely marked yellow shell moth Camptogramma bilineata on the sand dunes at Warkwort...

The winter shades of brown still predominated when we followed the path behind Warkworth sand dunes on the Northumberland coast last w...

We found this little black snail beetle Silpha atrata , about 1cm. long with beautifully sculptured patterns on its elytra, on Warkworth san...

There a few spectacles in the British countryside that rival a field of poppies in full bloom. There are two fields at Warkworth on the Nor...

There’s an interesting collection of poisonous plants growing in the sand dune system at Warkworth in Northumberland. Of these the most noto...

The sand dune system at Warkworth hosts a fine flora in early summer. The top picture shows biting stonecrop Sedum acre , whose succulent le...