StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Miltonrigg Woods

mrw - toad

mrw - toad

StoneRoad2013
12 Jun 2024 35
Toad, I think, it was just about to leap away - was put down just off the path, in the same direction as it had been hopping. Picked up from the middle of the path [the dogs of the group following us would have chased it, they were that daft, they had chased several birds already]
mrw - memorial bench

mrw - memorial bench

StoneRoad2013
12 Jun 2024 7 5 62
This faces the main pond area, a short distance from the large picnic table.
BtC - in the woods

BtC - in the woods

StoneRoad2013
12 Jun 2024 4 114
Typical Collie - following on to keep everybody together ... [walking in MiltonRigg Woods]
BtC - picnic table [Explored][HBM][HTT]

BtC - picnic table [Explored][HBM][HTT]

StoneRoad2013
12 Jun 2024 26 11 302
Bella on the picnic table at the pond in Miltonrigg Woods.
mrw - memorial bench

mrw - memorial bench

StoneRoad2013
01 Jun 2022 6 7 96
Another memorial bench in Miltonrigg Woods. [I can't remember the plaque details, sorry]
mrw - oxalis [3 of 3]

mrw - oxalis [3 of 3]

StoneRoad2013
01 Jun 2022 66
It is just possible to see the faint purple lines in the petals.
mrw - flower close-up [2 of 3]

mrw - flower close-up [2 of 3]

StoneRoad2013
01 Jun 2022 51
oxalis annoyingly, there was a slight breeze, which moved the flower head slightly.
mrw - oxalis [1 of 3]

mrw - oxalis [1 of 3]

StoneRoad2013
01 Jun 2022 60
Wood sorrel - Oxalis acetosella.
mrw - Yew [no.3]

mrw - Yew [no.3]

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 142
Yews are quick slow-growing trees, so this will be a lot older than the relative thinness of the trunk might indicate.
mrw - branch to ID

mrw - branch to ID

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 153
From another Yew [Taxus baccata]
mrw - Yew [trunk]

mrw - Yew [trunk]

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 1 130
A somewhat older Yew [Taxus baccata] near to the railway line, note the reddish and fissured bark on the main trunk.
mrw - sky and bare trees

mrw - sky and bare trees

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 1 172
The breeze is moving the thin clouds around, exposing some blue sky - so there has been some sunshine.
mrw - far corner

mrw - far corner

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 3 1 138
From this angle, the pond looks to be quite a decent area, and with several islands and inlets.
mrw - reflection

mrw - reflection

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 1 155
The birch and alder on the island are reflected in the still waters of the pond.
mrw - large [old] tree

mrw - large [old] tree

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 131
Definitely not a young sapling !
mrw - Yew tree

mrw - Yew tree

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 155
Yew tree [Taxus baccata] Although a decent size, this Yew is a youngster compared to some other specimens in the UK.
mrw - Yew branch

mrw - Yew branch

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 142
Pulled this branch into a better position for a photograph to check the identity. It is from a Yew, Taxus baccata.
mrw - contemplation

mrw - contemplation

StoneRoad2013
28 Feb 2022 10 9 208
Leaning on the short safety fence and looking into the shallows, [too early for frogspawn !] while Ben investigates ... This could be a good place for a summer picnic - hopefully, it seems that the sort of people who come here are not prone to dropping litter.
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