CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Some natural wonders from North East England
Monday, March 16, 2026
Dog's mercury and the perils of colloquial plant names
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Everyone looks forward to finding the first primroses, violets and bluebells blooming in spring, but the flowering of dog’s mercury Mercu...
Monday, March 9, 2026
Rook
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An unexpected visitor to the garden bird feeder this week: a rook. They don’t appear in the garden very often, but when they do it’s usual...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
A bit of a stink
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Stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus , malodorous but a wonderful source of pollen and nectar for the first bees to emerge in spring,...
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