Since the last blog entry (February 2022) there have been many changes. The UK is on it's third Prime Minister and fourth Chancellor of the Exchequer, meanwhile the work at Gibside goes on.
March 2022
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| Clearing up in Ice House Dene |
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| Clearing away after storm damage |
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Leaves of Wood Sorrel
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May 2022
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| Fern |
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| Lycogala epidendrum on decaying wood |
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| Removing flowering heads from bracken |
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| Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata) |
July 2022
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| Broad-leaved Helleborine |
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| Clearing field of docks and ragwort |
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| Yellow loosestrife |
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| This Himalayan balsam sure grows tall! |
November 2022 |
| Blackening Waxcap |
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Fly Agaric
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| Rhodi Bashing |
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| Burning the evidence |
Creating a glade in Snipes Dene |
This silver birch has to go...
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| and this one |
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| Ring barking |
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The glade
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| A magnificent beech tree |
December 2022
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| Some photographs of Gibside's Christmas Light Show. |
Best wishes to you all for 2023.
Phil Coyne
