I am going to join in with Dawn’s Festival of Spring which will last for 10 -12 weeks in celebration of this season and share something that is happening in or around my neighbourhood each week. Gorse (Ulex europaeus): There are three types of gorse in the UK which are all very similar. Common Gorse…
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wild landscapes
The new spring gorse is flowering right now and it is lovely – such a bright and vibrant golden-yellow. Common gorse is a large, evergreen shrub, covered in needle-like leaves and distinctive, coconut-perfumed, yellow flowers during the spring and summer. You will find it on the windy, open moors all around the UK. And when…
St George’s Day – or is it?
I have always known 23rd April to be the day we English celebrate St George, our patron saint (though I personally think we should acknowledge St Edmund the Martyr as he was at least English and once held that honour). Maybe instead of raising the red cross of St George instead we ought to be…
Thursday Special: Carn Galver Mine
Carn Galver Mine lies alongside the B3306 coast road in north Penwith, situated roughly midway between Zennor and St. Just. The pair of engine houses mark the start of arguably the most concentrated area of mines in the county. The westernmost engine house retains its chimney and used to house a 40-inch pumping engine and…
Cornwall in Colours 