In Penclacwydd, Hazel (Corylus avellane) has both female (red) and male (yellow catkin) flowers. In Loughor, Crab apple (Malus sylvestris) was in flower and small bumblebees (Bombus sp) bumbled.
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 is 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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Seeing the Changes 1388
Nature stirring! Alder ( Alnus glutinosa ) and Black poplar ( Populus nigra ) with catkins in Penclacwydd. More remarkable, was th...
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A combination of night rain and day-time sun has resulted in more Bynea blooms. The Southern marsh orchid ( Dactylorhiza praetermissa... -
Norwegians are becoming concerned about the 'huge concentrations' of microscopic plastic waste in their Arctic sea ice and its p... -
There has been an interesting topical re-analysis ( https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/07/first-modern-britons-dark-black-skin...
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