Blog Links & Resources

Blog A Year in Nature Observations 2025 – Links

April
Soil Exhibition: Somerset House https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/press/soil-the-world-at-our-feet-dec

March
Crocus https://www.sarahraven.com/articles/how-to-plant-and-grow-crocus

Ribes Sanguineum https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/15885/ribes-sanguineum/details

Broom
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/trees-and-shrubs/broom

February

Elder Tree
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/elder/

Tilgate Park
https://crawley.gov.uk/culture/parks-and-open-spaces/gardens-and-parks/tilgate-park

Cedar Tree
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/cedar

Salix chaenomeloides ‘Mount Aso’.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/344917/salix-chaenomeloides-mount-aso/details

Old Mans Beard, Clematis Vitalba
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/travellers-joy/

January 17th – 23rd

Daffodils
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/why-are-daffodils-yellow/

Brighton Night Sky
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/uk/brighton

Birds Nests
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/why-do-birds-nest.html#:~:text=Birds%20use%20a%20range%20of,others%20are%20carefully%20engineered%20structures.

Ivy
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/ivy/#:~:text=Ivy%20has%20long%20been%20accused,least%2050%20species%20of%20wildlife.&text=Some%20of%20the%20main%20insect,bees%2C%20hoverflies%20and%20common%20wasps.

Pine Cones
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/fun_facts_about_pine_cones

January 9th – 16th

Bevendean & Local Brighton History
https://www.bevendeanhistory.org.uk/farm/
https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/topics/miscellany/juggs-road
https://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/Sussex/Kingston+near+Lewes/5328722eb47fc40c360005da-Juggs%27s+Road

Gorse
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/gorse/#:~:text=Common%20gorse%20is%20a%20robust,are%20uniquely%20scented%20of%20coconut.

Trees in Winter
https://carnegiemnh.org/how-do-trees-survive-the-winter/