Doug Shepherd's photos

HFF 13/2/2022 The location is the site of the now partially closed Forestry England, Wykeham Nursery. Although some of the buildings are still in use, the production of sapling trees from seedlings has ceased. A small number of staff have been retained for other forestry work. I shall miss watching the process of preparing the ground, planting out the seedling and eventually gathering up the saplings for distribution to various forestry plantations around the north of England and south of Scotland.

HFF 13/5/2022

The droplets are the result of overnight dew

Bidens ferulifolia - slightly damp after light rain

Cockmoor Road to Wykeham Forest

The word dandelion is a corruption of the French phrase “dent de lion,” which means “lion’s tooth” and refers to the plant’s coarse-toothed leaves. According to a Greek myth, Zeus thought he had given all the plants are name, whereupon a small blue flower shouted “forget me not!”. The supreme god decided to make life easy for himself by giving the plant that name.

HFF 1/4/22 Newish fence, old buildings (circa 1800). The brickwork around the door, and the door itself, is fairly recent renovation. No longer a 'proper' farm, although the surrounding land still has a few sheep and some is also used for crops.

Thunderstorm followed by sunshine, heavy snow and hail showers, blown along by a strong north easterly wind. No lying snow however;-)

Wykeham Forest