CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Some natural wonders from North East England

Friday, May 22, 2026

Bistort Polygonum bistorta: wild flower, food and herbal medicine

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  Bistort  Polygonum bistorta , flowering in damp hollows in an old hay meadow at Wolsingham in Weardale, on a route that I often take on on...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Meadow saxifrage, hiding in plain sight

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  This very attractive little flower is meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata . It’s a species of meadows and pastures and it has been in con...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Magpie family life

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  Magpie having a bad-feather day. We’ve had a couple of dismal days recently, with incessant heavy rain from dawn to dusk, and the magpie f...
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