The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - April 2008
Pond and Stream Dipping - Underwater Minibeasts
Do We Need Any Special Equipment For Pond Dipping?
No, everything you’ll need you’ll probably find around the house:
Floor to Ceiling - The “layers” of a woodland
A brief explanation of the different layers of woodland.
Bluebell Woods
One of the pleasures of working for Woodlands.co.uk is the opportunity to enjoy some really spectacular displays of bluebells at this time of year, for example Low Orltons Copse, Kilnfield Wood and Ball Wood in Sussex are beautiful now. (You can see some pictures of these woods in the South-East section of the website.)
However, for those of us who aren’t lucky enough to own our own wood (yet!), the National Trust has selected 10 of its best bluebell woodlands Read more…
Wood Ants
You might barely notice it at your feet, but the wood ant is important. It is an “indicator species”, that is, their presence indicates healthy woodland.
Dormice - Not Mice At All!
These are surprisingly interesting animals which might turn out to live in your woodland. The first surprise is that they are not mice at all, although they are rodents.
There are two sorts of dormice you might come across – the edible dormouse (Glis glis) and the native dormouse Read more…
Plants, Past & Present Part 2
In recent years, the BSBI and the (NERC) Centre for Hydrology and Ecology have been involved in major projects that have mapped our flora.
Grow Your Own Truffles
Usually one thinks of collecting truffles as a solitary activity carried out in secrecy at dead of night. However it is now possible to buy trees already inoculated with truffle spores.