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.
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In addition to the usual suspects along the cycle path from Swansea to Mumbles, spotted Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris); Common cleavers (Galium aparine); Grape hyacinth (Muscari neglectum); Cultivated apple (Malus domestica); Lilac (Syringa vulgaris); Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea); Sun spurge (Euphorbis helioscopia); Bitter vetch (Lathyrus linifolius); Common scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis) and Garlic mustard(Alliaria petiolata).
The Bloody-nosed beetle ( Timarcha tenebricosa ) doesn't get into fights. The red fluid it exudes, when handled, is produced to deter p...
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