April 11, 2026

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Category : Country Life

Flora and fauna: Time to look at a humble little plant

Flora and fauna: Time to look at a humble little plant

ByTeesdale MercuryAug 7, 2021

Town hall Clock Plant (Adoxa moschatellina) MoschatelTHIS is not an easy plant to find, as it is small and green and lives in the undergrowth in woods and hedgerows. Back…

Saying it with flowers after 50 years

Saying it with flowers after 50 years

ByMartin PaulAug 4, 2021

A FLOWER club’s first meeting in 18 months was particularly memorable as it coincided with its 50th anniversary.Having been unable to meet since January last year because of the pandemic,…

Surge in animals being abandoned by owners

Surge in animals being abandoned by owners

ByMartin PaulAug 3, 2021

WETHERIGGS Animal Rescue and Conservation Centre has seen a surge in the number of large animals that have been abandoned, particularly goats.The latest to be given sanctuary is a Saanen,…

Flora and fauna: Forget-me-not, cried the drowning knight

Flora and fauna: Forget-me-not, cried the drowning knight

ByTeesdale MercuryJul 31, 2021

Forget-me-nots (Myosotis) The brook that mirrored clear the skyFull well I know the spot;The mouse-ear looked with bright blue eye,And said “Forget-me-not.” And from the brook I turned away,But heard…

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