Images from Sussex........

[JonnyP]

Trying not to be outdone by Hampshire here.....
Was out and about in my favourite forest, with my boy this morning, and I thought I would share some of the beauty we saw....

First up, right next to the forest is this tree. Its called the Sun Oak, its very very old and has a massive girth..

Some of the plants we found...I will be very impressed if you can id this plant....I have more photo's if no one can get it. Its a useful plant, is the first clue...

This one is herb robert, also known as wood avens. The roots taste like cloves, so if you have no flavouring for your stew, chuck some of the roots from this in, to add a bit...
EDIT...Oops, not herb robert, or even herb bennet, more likely is tormentil....Thanks Chas...

This is wood spurge, its poisonous, but there are tales about the milky sap being good to treat warts....

The good old bluebell....Bulbs are good for glue, I think...

Still a bit early, but the hawthorns are comming out in flower...

Does anyone know what this tree is..? Its like a birch, red birch maybe..? Sorry about the photo of the leaves, bit fuzzy...

Looking up into a huge old beech....

An old friend has finally gone. This tree is the one my old dog used to like climbing, as seen in my gallery. Its been going bit by bit....

Quite a few butterflys about....
Brimstone..

And a Speckled wood...

Many more photo's, but that will do as a taster. We had a great morning, even saw an adder, but I didn't have the camera ready. Loads of Blackcaps singing in the trees, fantastic voices. The forest is looking good.....

 

[janiepopps]

Wow, great pics Jon. That old beech is beautiful.

Down here in 'sunnny' Cornwall its been ruddy chilly, sea mist and even a few spots of rain.....

 

[chas brookes]

Hi Jon
great pictures but I think you might be mistaken in your identification of the yellow flower as Herb Robert or Wood Avens.
Herb Robert has a purple flower see picture 1
Wood Avens or Herb Bennet have a yellow flower but five petals see picture 2
I think the plant concerned is probably Tormentil which has 4 petals picture 3
I hope this is of help
Chas

 

[JonnyP]

Hi Jon
great pictures but I think you might be mistaken in your identification of the yellow flower as Herb Robert or Wood Avens.
Herb Robert has a purple flower see picture 1
Wood Avens or Herb Bennet have a yellow flower but five petals see picture 2
I think the plant concerned is probably Tormentil which has 4 petals picture 3
I hope this is of help
Chas

Oops, your very right, thanks Chas... Not only do I call it herb robert, when I meant herb bennet, it ain't herb bennet...We get lots of herb bennet in the forest and I wrongly assumed without looking properly... Will go back and check, but you are probably right in it being tormentil, the only other plant like it is the cinquefoils....
We get a lot of the smelly herb robert too......
Thanks for pointing that out Chas.....

 

[chas brookes]

No probs Jon the only reason I know Tormentil so well is it is one HWMBO identified for me when we were out and about, and I disagreed with her only to be proved wrong when we got home. We were out near St Leonards forest that day so it would have been near your neck of the woods
Chas

 

[jasons]

Wild cherry thats what that tree looks like.good pictures

 

[andyn]

Jon, have you got a grid ref, approx, for that Oak?

Also that looks like cherry in the 7th pic.

Edit..looks like Jason has already answered that. That'll teach me for not reading the whole thread

 

[Wayne]

Great pictures. We need more wildlife shots on here. Thanks for sharing.

 

[stuart f]

Hi John, the second photo i would say might be Colts foot(Crepis biennis) but the stalk does'nt look right. Any chance of another photo.

 

[JonnyP]

Hi John, the second photo i would say might be Colts foot(Crepis biennis) but the stalk does'nt look right. Any chance of another photo.

Ok Stuart, here are some more photo's for you...

As you can see, you are right, it is colts foot, a plant who's flowers come out before the leaves. Well done....And well done to Fenlander too, he pm'ed me the answer.....
Cheers guys for your comments, I should imagine you are right in it being wild cherry, but I will take a tree book next time I am up there and double check. All the wild and cultivated cherrys are out in flower at the mo, but I don't remember seeing any flowers on this one... Maybe it was because it was swamped by the other trees...???
Andy....Sun Oak is at TQ 203 299 I should imagine it is listed as its quite a well known tree

 

[British Red]

Fantastic photos Jon.

I may be a heathen, but I have a soft spot for beech trees and thats a beauty - even more impressive than the oak!

Red

 

[JonnyP]

Fantastic photos Jon.

I may be a heathen, but I have a soft spot for beech trees and thats a beauty - even more impressive than the oak!

Red

Cheers Red...
It is a great beech, there are a few like that in the forest, but a few of them are rotting through . If you saw the oak in the flesh, I think you would be more impressed with that, the photo has not really done it justice....Its a tree that demands respect. Here is another shot of it....

Mind you....The tree in the back ground looks pretty big, will have to go and look at that one....

 

[andyn]

Andy....Sun Oak is at TQ 203 299 I should imagine it is listed as its quite a well known tree

Cheers Jon.

That may be so, but currently Its not listed on the ancient tree hunt site (its only just gone live so although these trees may well be well known no-one has registered it on the site yet), do you fancy putting it on there?

http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/recording/index.htm

 

[JonnyP]

Cheers Jon.

That may be so, but currently Its not listed on the ancient tree hunt site (its only just gone live so although these trees may well be well known no-one has registered it on the site yet), do you fancy putting it on there?

http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/recording/index.htm

Yeah, ok Andy......

 

[andyn]

Yeah, ok Andy......

Cheers Jon. :You_Rock_

 

[JonnyP]

Went out for a bimble with me boy this morning, wanted to get loads more photo's of plants for my log. Thought I would share a few...

Yellow flag iris...

ragged robin...

silverweed....

someone likes to eat dock leaves...

dog rose....

wood avens burr...

foxgloves are looking good now...

gipsywort....

Beautiful, but deadly...Hemlock water dropwort....

meadow cranesbill...

Just a few of the many shots I took this morning.....Hope you like.....

 

[British Red]

Beautiful Jon - thank you!

I love the flag iris and fox gloves as images and, of course, thanks for feauturing "Fi's Fern"

A great opportunity for me to look at that beech photo again too

Spotted a kestrels nest spot today - hopefully I'll get a chance to show you sometime soon (few piccs in my blog)

Red

 

[JonnyP]

Beautiful Jon - thank you!

I love the flag iris and fox gloves as images and, of course, thanks for feauturing "Fi's Fern"

A great opportunity for me to look at that beech photo again too

Spotted a kestrels nest spot today - hopefully I'll get a chance to show you sometime soon (few piccs in my blog)

Red

Cheers Red....Loads of Fi's ferns about....Bet this thread took ages for you to download there....Would love to see the kestrels....

 

[British Red]

It did - worth it though!

Bought some carrots for your test today too - pictures shortly

Red

 

[hanzo]

Fantastic pictures. Thanks for sharing.