This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Friday 7 February 2014
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Plants We Used to Use 466. Water avens
Leaves (slightly bitter) and roots of Water avens ( Geum rivale ) are both edible. Herbally, this plant's been used for digestive tract...
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The UK government continue their quest to turn England's rivers back into sewers. They first facilitated the privatised water companies...
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North Yorkshire's Drax electricity-generating station was an enormous coal-fired plant, later converted to burn 'biomass'. In ...
3 comments:
Paul - I think this is the carniverous slug Testacella scutulum - not sure how uncommon it is but I've never seen one! Please give me a call if it's still there...
Barry
Paul - I think this is the carnivorous slug Testacella scutulum - not sure how uncommon it is but I've never seen one! Please give me a call if it's still there as I'd love to see it...
Cheers
Barry
Hi Barry- I am afraid it has moved on (slowly) but was on my drive and very different to the other slugs I normally see around here!
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