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.
The Hoary plantain (Plantago media) was in flower in Swansea and Mumbles. In the latter location, Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) was shooting and Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) was coming into leaf. In Swansea, the alien Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum) was in bloom, the flowers of the Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) starting to be revealed, Sea buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus) coming into leaf and Biting stonecrop (Sedum acre) poking through.
Further flowers in Bynea. Pineapple mayweed ( Chamomilla suaveolens ) and feral Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) put in appearances.
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