Landscape

Camley Street Nature Garden. London. Butterflies & Birds & 100s of spikes of Ivy Broomrape. 26.06.23

Sim Elliott

Jun 27, 20233 min read

Camley Street Nature Garden. London. Butterflies & Birds & 100s of spikes of Ivy Broomrape. 26.06.23

I visited Camley Street yesterday for the first time since 1989, when I used to take children there when I was a teacher Copenhagen...

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Fairlight Glen; from the Dripping Well to the Beach. Ferns, Bryophytes and Lichen. 19.06.23

Sim Elliott

Jun 23, 20237 min read

Fairlight Glen; from the Dripping Well to the Beach. Ferns, Bryophytes and Lichen. 19.06.23

I visited Fairlight Glen again on 19.06.23. It is in the Hastings County Park, where the High Weald Wealden sandstone meet the sea. It is...

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Lichens, inc. Bunodophoron melanocarpum, & bryophytes in a South East oceanic microclimate. 22.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 23, 20238 min read

Lichens, inc. Bunodophoron melanocarpum, & bryophytes in a South East oceanic microclimate. 22.05.23

I made a trip to Eridge Rocks in the High Weald, yesterday; it is one of my favourite sites in Sussex. This Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve...

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Scotland 2: Temperate rain forest fragments around Tobermory, Mull 09.05.23 & 11.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 15, 20234 min read

Scotland 2: Temperate rain forest fragments around Tobermory, Mull 09.05.23 & 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 1: Dunollie Woods, Oban; temperate rain forest. 08.05.23 & 09.05.23

Sim Elliott

May 14, 20234 min read

Scotland 1: Dunollie Woods, Oban; temperate rain forest. 08.05.23 & 09.05.23

I went to Oban for six days, to visit some of the west coast of Scotland's Temperate Rain Forests, and to watch birds on Mull and the...

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Crowborough Country Park & Crowborough Ghyll. Frogs, Bryophytes & Dinosaurs. 24.02.23

Sim Elliott

Mar 3, 20235 min read

Crowborough Country Park & Crowborough Ghyll. Frogs, Bryophytes & Dinosaurs. 24.02.23

Crowborough Country Park was previously a clay quarry and Crowborough Ghyll is a typical High Weald ghyll wood. Both nature reserves are...

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Fairlight Glen; a ghyll wood and its bryophytes. Hastings Country Park. 07 & 10.02.23

Sim Elliott

Feb 15, 20234 min read

Fairlight Glen; a ghyll wood and its bryophytes. Hastings Country Park. 07 & 10.02.23

I visited Fairlight Glen twice in one week in order to explore it's bryophytes. My initial motivation was to see if I could find...

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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 Rocks: A wonderland of lichen, fungi, moss, liverworts and slime moulds. 04.01.23

Sim Elliott

Jan 21, 20233 min read

Eridge Rocks: A wonderland of lichen, fungi, moss, liverworts and slime moulds. 04.01.23

This was the second time I have visited Eridge Rocks. It is easy to get to by bus from Brighton; take the 29 29 - Brighton-Tunbridge...

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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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Harrison Rocks/Birchden Wood. Fungi, Lichen, Moss, Liverworts & Slime Mold. 26.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 27, 20223 min read

Harrison Rocks/Birchden Wood. Fungi, Lichen, Moss, Liverworts & Slime Mold. 26.11.22

Harrison Rocks (British Mountaineering Council are the western edge of Birchden Wood (Forestry England); which is west of Eridge (East...

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Lake Wood, Uckfield. A "Picturesque" landscape. Trees, Rocks, Lichen & Bryophytes. 22.11.22

Sim Elliott

Nov 27, 20227 min read

Lake Wood, Uckfield. A "Picturesque" landscape. Trees, Rocks, Lichen & Bryophytes. 22.11.22

Lake Wood, a Woodlands Trust wood Lake Wood - Visiting Woods - Woodland Trust, is a short walk from the centre of Uckfield. It is an...

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24.10.22/2. A Crimson-Speckled Moth & Fungi, Lullington Heath National Nature Reserve.

Sim Elliott

Oct 26, 20227 min read

24.10.22/2. A Crimson-Speckled Moth & Fungi, Lullington Heath National Nature Reserve.

I visited Friston Forest and Lullington Heath National Nature Reserve with a focus on observing fungi. Since starting reading Merlin...

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Whitehawk Hill and then a walk from Crowlink to Beachy Head; Birds, Butterflies & Views. 20.08.22

Sim Elliott

Aug 23, 20222 min read

Whitehawk Hill and then a walk from Crowlink to Beachy Head; Birds, Butterflies & Views. 20.08.22

My plan for the day was to pop up to Whitehawk Hill to see if I could see the Long Tail Blues there, and then walk to the seafront and...

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Box Hill - Juniper Top. Silver-Spotted Skippers & Silver-Washed Fritillaries. 08.08.22

Sim Elliott

Aug 10, 20223 min read

Box Hill - Juniper Top. Silver-Spotted Skippers & Silver-Washed Fritillaries. 08.08.22

I got to Box Hill by train; travelling from Brighton to Box Hill and Westhumble station (changing at Three Bridges and Horsham). I...

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Butterflies & Birds at Hutchinson Bank, New Addington & Reigate Hill. 06.08.22

Sim Elliott

Aug 7, 20225 min read

Butterflies & Birds at Hutchinson Bank, New Addington & Reigate Hill. 06.08.22

On Saturday 06.08.22 I visited two locations that were new to me. They are both areas of North Downs escarpment; and they are both know...

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The Landscape, Flora & Fauna of Lower Greensand and Chalk; Leith Hill to Ranmoor Common. 02.08.22

Sim Elliott

Aug 2, 20224 min read

The Landscape, Flora & Fauna of Lower Greensand and Chalk; Leith Hill to Ranmoor Common. 02.08.22

On Tuesday 2nd August I visited Leith Hill for the first time since I was a teenager, when I issued to go with my parents and...

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