A nice patch of Witches Hat/Darkening Waxcap, on Fire Station Green. #PoundburyNatureProject.
September 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A nice patch of Witches Hat/Darkening Waxcap, on Fire Station Green. #PoundburyNatureProject.
Main section of the Middle Farm Way slope in Poundbury has now been mown and raked, with the arisings removed.
An impressive Bolete has turned up - possibly Gyroporus cyanescens the bluing Bolete. #PoundburyNatureProject
An impressive Bolete has turned up - possibly Gyroporus cyanescens the bluing Bolete. #PoundburyNatureProject
September 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Main section of the Middle Farm Way slope in Poundbury has now been mown and raked, with the arisings removed.
An impressive Bolete has turned up - possibly Gyroporus cyanescens the bluing Bolete. #PoundburyNatureProject
An impressive Bolete has turned up - possibly Gyroporus cyanescens the bluing Bolete. #PoundburyNatureProject
Bit of a mammoth effort but this large patch of uncut meadow, on the Middle Farm Way slope, has now been cut and raked. Surprised to see some whopping ant hills in amongst the grass. Wall Brown still on the wing, and about 20 House Martins feeding over the meadow. #PoundburyNatureProject
September 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Bit of a mammoth effort but this large patch of uncut meadow, on the Middle Farm Way slope, has now been cut and raked. Surprised to see some whopping ant hills in amongst the grass. Wall Brown still on the wing, and about 20 House Martins feeding over the meadow. #PoundburyNatureProject
Mowing some rank grass and thistles on Fire Station Green. #PoundburyNatureProject.
August 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Mowing some rank grass and thistles on Fire Station Green. #PoundburyNatureProject.
and for some reason they really like the portico of the Poundbury Fire Station. Some are happy clinging on to the plaster. 3/3 #PoundburyNatureProject
August 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
and for some reason they really like the portico of the Poundbury Fire Station. Some are happy clinging on to the plaster. 3/3 #PoundburyNatureProject
Burnet Saxifrage a welcome addition to the Middle Farm Way verges. #PoundburyNatureProject
August 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Burnet Saxifrage a welcome addition to the Middle Farm Way verges. #PoundburyNatureProject
Always pleased to see a Ringlet. Middle Farm Way. #PoundburyNatureProject
June 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Always pleased to see a Ringlet. Middle Farm Way. #PoundburyNatureProject
Found a third Bee Orchid colony in Poundbury, but only after I had mown two of them down! They are quite hard to see especially through safety glasses. See if you can spot them in these photos. #Poundburynatureproject.
June 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Found a third Bee Orchid colony in Poundbury, but only after I had mown two of them down! They are quite hard to see especially through safety glasses. See if you can spot them in these photos. #Poundburynatureproject.
Started mowing the Middle Farm Way Slope. These areas of rank grassland benefit from being mown now, to shift the plant communities to more flowery ones, with finer grasses (& Yellow-Rattle). Ox-Eye Daisy & Teasel patches have been left. Dogwood regrowth has also been mown. #PoundburyNatureProject
June 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Started mowing the Middle Farm Way Slope. These areas of rank grassland benefit from being mown now, to shift the plant communities to more flowery ones, with finer grasses (& Yellow-Rattle). Ox-Eye Daisy & Teasel patches have been left. Dogwood regrowth has also been mown. #PoundburyNatureProject
The rain we’ve had over the last week was just in time to perk up the Yellow-Rattle which is now producing side shoots. Middle Farm Way. #Poundburynatureproject
May 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The rain we’ve had over the last week was just in time to perk up the Yellow-Rattle which is now producing side shoots. Middle Farm Way. #Poundburynatureproject
The Swale/Damers' Meadow on the Great Field (Poundbury) is looking great. Lots of Yellow-Rattle and Kidney Vetch this year, after I cut it back really hard in the Autumn. The Yorkshire Fog (which had dominated in places) is also looking a lot less happy than it was last year. #PoundburyNatureProject
May 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Swale/Damers' Meadow on the Great Field (Poundbury) is looking great. Lots of Yellow-Rattle and Kidney Vetch this year, after I cut it back really hard in the Autumn. The Yorkshire Fog (which had dominated in places) is also looking a lot less happy than it was last year. #PoundburyNatureProject
First Bee Orchid flowering, fire station green. #Poundburynatureproject
May 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
First Bee Orchid flowering, fire station green. #Poundburynatureproject
First Yellow-Rattle in flower, on Middle Farm Way. #Poundburynatureproject
May 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
First Yellow-Rattle in flower, on Middle Farm Way. #Poundburynatureproject
Good yellow-rattle germination. Middle Farm Way, Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
March 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Good yellow-rattle germination. Middle Farm Way, Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
Yellow-Rattle is up. #PoundburyNatureProject
March 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yellow-Rattle is up. #PoundburyNatureProject
A Cowslip has appeared in a new spot, in front of the Transition Town plot, off Middle Farm Way, Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
March 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Cowslip has appeared in a new spot, in front of the Transition Town plot, off Middle Farm Way, Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
Managed to do a proper Winter walk this afternoon. Through Poundbury, via various #Poundburynatureproject locations; under the bypass, along the Roman Aqueduct to Poundbury Hillfort, through The Great Field, and home. with alt descriptions. More below.
January 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Managed to do a proper Winter walk this afternoon. Through Poundbury, via various #Poundburynatureproject locations; under the bypass, along the Roman Aqueduct to Poundbury Hillfort, through The Great Field, and home. with alt descriptions. More below.
I took the opportunity of some dry days to finish off mowing /raking an area called The Swale, on The Great Field, Poundbury. There was some really nasty matted Yorkshire Fog and Common Bent, which needed to be tackled. A new blade on the Brushcutter made all the difference. #PoundburyNatureProject.
December 31, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I took the opportunity of some dry days to finish off mowing /raking an area called The Swale, on The Great Field, Poundbury. There was some really nasty matted Yorkshire Fog and Common Bent, which needed to be tackled. A new blade on the Brushcutter made all the difference. #PoundburyNatureProject.
The Swale, part of Poundbury’s Great Field, is looking good now. #PoundburyNatureProject
February 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Swale, part of Poundbury’s Great Field, is looking good now. #PoundburyNatureProject
First Bee Orchids flowering on Fire Station Green, #PoundburyNatureProject
February 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
First Bee Orchids flowering on Fire Station Green, #PoundburyNatureProject
Peak Ox-Eye Daisy. Middle Farm Way Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
February 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Peak Ox-Eye Daisy. Middle Farm Way Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
Exceptional Yellow-Rattle germination where it has self-seeded. Middle Farm Way, Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
February 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Exceptional Yellow-Rattle germination where it has self-seeded. Middle Farm Way, Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
Viper’s-Bugloss, Middle Farm Way, Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
February 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Viper’s-Bugloss, Middle Farm Way, Poundbury. #PoundburyNatureProject
Middle Farm Way starting to look great. #poundburynatureproject
February 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Middle Farm Way starting to look great. #poundburynatureproject
As an indication of wet it’s been, Ragged Robin flowering in the chalk grassland of the Swale, Poundbury Great Field. #poundburynatureproject
February 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
As an indication of wet it’s been, Ragged Robin flowering in the chalk grassland of the Swale, Poundbury Great Field. #poundburynatureproject