Aaron’s Rod, Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)THIS is a weed common in waste places, roadsides and field edges, but the five feet inflorescence is quite dramatic in appearance. It belongs to…

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)BLUEBELLS get off to a flying start, flowering quite early on in May. These iconic harbingers of the coming summer carpet our woodlands with vast swathes of blue…

ONE of the most significant nature recovery programmes to restore and enhance two outstanding landscapes in the English uplands has been launched. The £8.5million Tees-Swale: naturally connected programme, predominantly funded…

Viola riviniana (Common Dog-violet)THIS tiny violet starts to appear in hedge banks, woodland and old pastures from April onwards. Violets are members of the family Violaceae, along with their cousins…