20TH of March 2022 was the vernal equinox day in Northern Hemisphere, which marks the beginning of the spring season. The day was sunny with 13 degrees Celsius temperature. At 2 PM twelve members from the club joined in this memorial walk to count the Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem at Low Coniscliffe village. The ground is sandy […]
Don’s walk, Yellow Star-of- Bethlehem Gagea lutea. Leader Falgunee Sarker. Sunday 20th of March, time 2-00 pm, at Low Coniscliffe village, Darlington. Enter the village from A67 and continue until the road divides. Here we will take the left-hand road and park at the end. The path is uneven. We will be following the River […]
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The crocus is flowering now and I was exploring the position of the ovary in the crocus flower. This radially symmetrical flower has sepals, not petals. This was what I did to find the ovary. Lift the whole plant out of the ground including the corm. Then gently dissect longitudinally the perianth with the long […]
January 2021 has been an unusual month for wildlife recording as for the majority of the month the whole nation has been in lockdown due to the Corona virus pandemic. This has meant that the Club’s recorders have been limited to the areas around their homes, allowing them to concentrate entirely on their local birds […]
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