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Toothwort (Lathraea squamaria)
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A white-faced darter rests on the flowering head of Common Cottongrass. This dragonfly is rare both nationally and in Shropshire. In Shropshire i...
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These keys belong to the Ash Tree. The winged seeds hang in clusters similar in appearance to a bunch of keys. If properly prepared the seeds can y...
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The flowers of Butterbur emerge before the leaves develop. Here a flower spike dwarfs the just emerging leaf. Photographed by Ian Thompson as part...
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These Holly flowers are guaranteed not to produce berries. This is because Holly trees are either male or female with only the female trees produci...
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A close up of a hedge in pasture land opposite Meole Village, shows large Dogwood shrubs among the Hawthorn. Photographed by Ian Thompson as part...
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A view from the bank of Rea Brook shows the deep red colour of the Alders. Photographed by Ian Thompson as part of a slideshow and talk called 'Wal...
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Great Wood-rush is a large grass-like plant. In ideal conditions in old oak woodlands or on north facing slopes on moorland this plant can form a ...
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The green tuft of Broom Fork-moss (Dicranum scoparium) is forming a bed for a white spikey lichen called Cladonia uncialis. Most lichens do not hav...
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The Black Poplar is a rare tree in Britain. Shropshire has more Black Poplars than most counties possibly because of the relative abundance of its...
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This Black Poplar tree has succumbed to the wind. Black Poplars are fast growing trees which can reach heights of up to 35 metres (115 feet). The...
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The dark and humid conditions found in woodland at Llanymynech in north Shropshire are perfect for ferns and mosses. The glossy leaved fern is Har...
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