Nature Journeys

Scotland 6: Glen Nant. NNR; temperate rain forest. 13.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 19, 20238 min read

Scotland 6: Glen Nant. NNR; temperate rain forest. 13.05.23

I got to Glen Nant from Oban by public transport. On the way out, I took the train from Oban to Talynuit. There are only a few services a...

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Scotland 5: Glasdrum Wood NNR; temperate rain forest, and Chequered Skippers. 12.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 18, 20235 min read

Scotland 5: Glasdrum Wood NNR; temperate rain forest, and Chequered Skippers. 12.05.23

I got to Glasdrum from Oban by public transport. I took the West Coast Motors bus 405 to Creagan Bridge. There are on six services from...

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Scotland 4: Puffins, Razorbills, Eider, Shags & Fulmars. Staffa & the Treshnish Isles, 11.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 17, 20234 min read

Scotland 4: Puffins, Razorbills, Eider, Shags & Fulmars. Staffa & the Treshnish Isles, 11.05.23

I got to Tobermory from Oban by public transport. I took the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Oban to Craignure, from where I got a West...

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Scotland 3: The Wildlife of Mull. 10.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 16, 20234 min read

Scotland 3: The Wildlife of Mull. 10.05.23

I got to Tobermory from Oban by public transport. I took the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Oban to Craignure, from where I got a West...

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Lichen, Bryophytes & Fungi. Marline Valley Nature Reserve, Hastings. 31.01.22

Sim Elliott

Jan 31, 202310 min read

Lichen, Bryophytes & Fungi. Marline Valley Nature Reserve, Hastings. 31.01.22

Marline Valley is a wonderful mix of semi-natural ancient woodland, unimproved meadows and a classic Sussex ghyll stream situated on the...

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Lichens, Bryophytes, Fungi and Birds. Waterhall Nature Reserve & The Devil's Dyke. 23.01.23

Sim Elliott

Jan 26, 20234 min read

Lichens, Bryophytes, Fungi and Birds. Waterhall Nature Reserve & The Devil's Dyke. 23.01.23

Over the weekend a local lichenologist saw a String of Sausages, Usnea aticulata, following a fellow member of the British Lichen Society...

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Eridge Park (SSSI) East Sussex; Lichen, Bryophytes, Fungi and Landscape. 23.12.22

Sim Elliott

Jan 20, 20235 min read

Eridge Park (SSSI) East Sussex; Lichen, Bryophytes, Fungi and Landscape. 23.12.22

Eridge Park is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, to the east of Eridge Green Rock, south of Tunbridge Wells. The landscape is shaped...

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Winter Suite: the species and landscape of Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven at dusk. 08.12.22

Sim Elliott

Dec 11, 20221 min read

Winter Suite: the species and landscape of Seaford Head and Cuckmere Haven at dusk. 08.12.22

I took the 12 bus from Brighton to Seaford Library, then walked to the beach and walked over Seaford Head Seaford Head | Sussex Wildlife...

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Church Wood LNR & Marline Valley NR, Hastings. Woods, Ghylls, Fungi, Lichen & Bryophytes. 05.12.22

Sim Elliott

Dec 7, 20228 min read

Church Wood LNR & Marline Valley NR, Hastings. Woods, Ghylls, Fungi, Lichen & Bryophytes. 05.12.22

I reached Church Wood from Brighton by getting a train to Hasting Station and then the 20 bus to the bus stop on Tile Barn Road, close to...

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Golden Eye Lichen, Teloschistes chrysophthalmus. Malling Down. 29.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 30, 20223 min read

Golden Eye Lichen, Teloschistes chrysophthalmus. Malling Down. 29.11.22

I saw this beautiful lichen today in a Hawthorne tree at Malling Down Nature Reserve, Sussex Wildlife Trust Malling Down | Sussex...

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Rocks, Trees, Fungi, Lichen, Bryophytes & Slime Molds. Eridge Rocks NR & Broadwater Warren. 19.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 21, 202216 min read

Rocks, Trees, Fungi, Lichen, Bryophytes & Slime Molds. Eridge Rocks NR & Broadwater Warren. 19.11.22

I visited Eridge Rocks Nature Reserve (Sussex Wildlife Trust), because I knew it was a site of special scientific interest for lichen and...

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Fungi, Lichen & Bryophytes at Tilgate Park and Tilgate Forest. 11.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 15, 20226 min read

Fungi, Lichen & Bryophytes at Tilgate Park and Tilgate Forest. 11.11.22

Tilgate Park I know quite well; it has marvellous collection of non-native trees, as well as native broadleaf tress. Tilgate Forest I had...

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Fungi at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens. 08.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 10, 202211 min read

Fungi at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens. 08.11.22

I visited Leornardslee Lakes and Garden to see the wallabies, deer, the beautiful colours of its autumn trees, and its fungi....

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Fungi, Lichen, Bryophytes & Birds. Park Wood. Hellingly. 05.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 6, 20223 min read

Fungi, Lichen, Bryophytes & Birds. Park Wood. Hellingly. 05.11.22

Park Wood is a wood of mixed ancient trees owned by the Environment Agency, with Hornbeam, Oak, Birch and Ash and some coniferous trees...

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Sim Elliott

Oct 31, 20224 min read

Fungi in Stanmer Great Wood. 28.10.22

Stanmer Great Wood is on the north-east of Brighton. It can be reached very easily by the 25 bus which is very frequent.; see: 25 -...

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24.10.22/1. Birds, Wildflowers, Fungi and a Bumblebee, Friston Forest.

Sim Elliott

Oct 25, 20223 min read

24.10.22/1. Birds, Wildflowers, Fungi and a Bumblebee, Friston Forest.

I decided to walk though Friston Forest to see what Fungi were fruiting, as the autumn is one of the best times to see fruiting fungi;...

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Fungi in the Forest; The Vanguard Way, Ashdown Forest, Forest Row. 22.10.22

Sim Elliott

Oct 22, 20221 min read

Fungi in the Forest; The Vanguard Way, Ashdown Forest, Forest Row. 22.10.22

I reached Forest Row by train and bus. I took the train from Brighton to Three Bridges (35 minutes, frequent trains). From outside Three...

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RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire. A Snipe and a Kingfisher. 15.10.22

Sim Elliott

Oct 16, 20222 min read

RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire. A Snipe and a Kingfisher. 15.10.22

I took the train to Rye House railway station (from London Liverpool Street Station, a 36 minute trip, trains every 30 minutes. I took...

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Birds at Farlington Marshes NR, Langstone Harbour. Brent Geeses and winter Ducks & Waders. 12.10.22

Sim Elliott

Oct 16, 20223 min read

Birds at Farlington Marshes NR, Langstone Harbour. Brent Geeses and winter Ducks & Waders. 12.10.22

Farlington Marshes, at the top of Langstone Harbour, is a reserve I like to visit in Winter as it is a superb place to see overwintering...

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Sim Elliott

Oct 7, 20222 min read

Birds at RSPB Pagham Harbour. 03.10.22

I went to RSPB Pagham Harbour again, as I love Pagham Harbour. As usual I travelled to the reserve by train and bus. I took the train...

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