Inspired by Nature

Author: Hannah

  • 13th February – 19th February

    13th February: Snow drops growing next to Holly. 14th February: A friendly Kestrel 15th February: Fluffy old mans beard. Traveller’s joy (Clematis vitalba), also known as old man’s beard, is a woody member of the buttercup family is often seen scrambling over hedgerows. 16th February: Huge evergreen cedar trees in beautiful Tilgate park: Cedar(Cedrus libani)Stately,…

  • 8th – 12th February

    Salix Chaenomelopides ‘Mount Aso’ Salix are deciduous shrubs and trees of diverse habit, with simple leaves and tiny flowers in catkins, male and female usually on separate plants. Some are valued for their brightly coloured winter shoots, others for their foliage or showy male catkins. Bevendean’s Nature Reserve dew pond.Dew ponds – sometimes called cloud…

  • January 31st – February 7th

    31st January: Winter Landscape.Looking over to Stanmer woods, the grass looks lush while the woods look bare.Grass survives in winter as it enters a dormant state, similar to when other animals hibernate. Here, it requires very little to survive, which is why it is able to keep itself alive during the colder months. 1st February:…

  • January 24th – 30th

    24th: Spotted all the seasons in one picture!Buds appearing at the tips of branches representing Spring.The large leaf almost looking like a flower head, representing Summer.The forest floor covered in leaves, representing Autumn.Bare branches throughout the woods representing Winter. 25th: Some lovely shapely tree branches. 26th: Turkeytail Fungus.The Turkeytail is a small, tough, bracket fungus…

  • January 17th -23rd

    17th: First Daffodil spot of the year, just outside Bevendean Community Garden. Daffodils are native to Europe, North Africa and other areas around the Mediterranean Sea. Daffodils of one form or another are documented as having grown in England since before the 14th century.  18th: Jupiter spotted bright and blazing. T​he January planetary alignment includes…

  • January 9th -16th

    9th: Snowy view over lower Bevendean.Bevendean was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.In 1533 there is a reference to Bevynden Farm in a Will for John Levitt, dated 22 October.In 1639 Thomas Covert of Slaugham owned the farm. 10th: View over to Lewes near the Juggs road.Juggs Road was the medieval Drove Road…

  • January 1st – 8th

    1st: Snowdrops. Snowdrops have hard-ended chisel-like leaves (try feeling them) these help them push through the hard often frosty ground in winter, 2nd: Frosty Bracken. Unlike many ferns, bracken dies back in winter, leaving brown, withered fronds. Pteridomania or fern fever was a Victorian craze for ferns. Decorative arts of the period presented the fern motif in pottery, glass, metal, textiles, wood, printed paper, and sculpture.…

  • New for 2025

    Every day in 2025 I wanted to capture something in nature that caught my eye. The project is called A Year in Nature Observations. If you’d like to see the images only head to gallery page. On this page I will add some brief information around the observations. My nature connection work is in it’s…

  • The Healing Embrace of Forests:

    Exploring the Vitality of Nature and Shinrin Yoku In a world filled with bustling cities and digital distractions, the quiet majesty of forests offers a sanctuary for the soul. Beyond their breathtaking beauty, forests play a vital role in sustaining life on Earth and nurturing our physical and mental well-being. Forests are often referred to…