Wizard SteveMay 237 min readFloraSome WillowsThe Willow family includes Willow, Poplar, Aspen and Cottonwood. The oldest Willow fossils found are from the early Eocene epoch in North...
Wizard SteveFeb 225 min readFloraSome other conifersConifers date back to around the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era over 300 million years ago; a time when much of the world’s...
Wizard SteveFeb 54 min readFloraSome Pine treesTo follow on from the post ‘Some fungi’, I thought that I would continue in the same vain. It’s taken me a while to collate all the flora...
Wizard SteveJul 31, 20231 min readFloraReturn to Thanet, part 3b - Flora at SidleyThe waste ground is a jungle of flora. Here is a list of some of what is growing there. Common Ragwort Wild Radish Field Thistle Chicory...
Wizard SteveJun 28, 20232 min readSouth DownsReturn to Thanet, part 1 - Heyshott and Ambersham CommonsGreta’s death, of course, changed everything. I now needed to return to Thanet for the funeral. Instead of continuing West, I turned...
Wizard SteveJun 25, 20234 min readHills & ValleysBlack DownSince reaching the common land, I had seen the dark hill to the West. It was now time to head up onto it. I merely had to cross the main...
Wizard SteveJun 19, 20232 min readLakes & PondsShillinglee LakeIt was very comfortable on the common. But, it was time to move on. Tacked down and all aboard, I pulled off and headed back the way we...
Wizard SteveJun 15, 20233 min readTowns & VillagesEbernoeSatisfied with the glorious sunset, I thought it time to move on. Just about a mile or so further on is Ebernoe. Again, out from under...
Wizard SteveJun 14, 20232 min readSunrises & SunsetsButcherland, nr. Balls CrossBy lunchtime, I was ready for the off. With Rowan onboard, we headed off round the back of the pavilion and on through the village of...
Wizard SteveJun 11, 20232 min readTowns & VillagesWisborough GreenI decided that as park-ups were becoming more difficult, I would put on a bit of a spurt. I headed straight for the A24, turned South,...
Wizard SteveJun 10, 20232 min readSussexDenne ParkAfter spending a careful night, trying not to move about too much, I gingerly had breakfast. The rugby club became very busy surprisingly...
Wizard SteveJun 8, 20231 min readReligious SitesSt. John’s Church, CoolhurstIt was another glorious day and as I was parked right alongside, I thought I’d have a little wander around the church grounds. The first...
Wizard SteveJun 7, 20232 min readWoodlandSt. Leonard’s ForestBetween Hammer and Hawkins Ponds is an old bridge. I noticed that it is marked up as 3t limit. I know full well that I’m more than that....
Wizard SteveJun 6, 20231 min readLakes & PondsHammer and Hawkins PondsI was glad to away from the noise of the A23 traffic! It was time to get back to the peace of Nature. All aboard, we headed up to the...
Wizard SteveJun 5, 20235 min readFriends & FamilyVisiting my mum via Tilgate ForestGetting to mum’s was a mini adventure. Each time I went I took a slightly different route. In the end, I had it down to a T; the perfect...
Wizard SteveJun 3, 20232 min readFloraPease PottageI was now very close to where my mum lives. So, the next thing to do was to find somewhere suitable to park. After some searching,...