In memory of Bryan John Yorke (3rd January 1948 - 28th May 2022).

 A hugely knowledgeable but utterly humble man. He loved this area, and enjoyed sharing its natural riches through his informative and delightful blogs. 

They will continue to be available, for reference and discovery.

Thank you, Bryan, for your warmth, wisdom, and wit.

Intertwined

 

This natural artwork I found on Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal and close to "Earthstars"
on 9th February 2021.

"Arms and legs
and secrets revealed"

 

I saw old established Ivy vines climbing the tree from all directions. I took this photo purely to demonstrate how prolific the vines had become, It was not until later when I got home and put it on the computer that I realized just to how revealing the art-work had become in ones mind. I have called it

"Intertwined"

Lawyers Wig in Dalton Crags - 2018

Lawyers Wig found in Dalton Crags

Jaws is on Holme Park Fell

One Swan preening and one Swan asleep on Lancelot

One Swan is asleep whilst the other prunes herself

"He sleeps so deep!

She preens with care

and now their immortal in love"

I found these beauties at the top of Lancelot Clark Storth on 27th June 2012

Straightaway I noticed the one at the front was having a sleep, the profile of the head and neck look good to me.

At first I had not properly noticed the one at the rear was actually preening herself with her head bent over and tucked down between her feathers!

Its a lovely area just were they are and closeby to them I find the rare Carex ornithopodia (Birds Foot Sedge), and also several Epipactis atrorubens and E. helleborines.

Smoked sunbeams at Arnside Knott

Smoked Sunbeams at Arnside Knott

This photo which I use has my header for the "I Love Arnside and Silverdale" blogsite.  It is also used on a feature poster for the Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre at Tullie House Museum at Carlisle for their mobile displays (see photo below).

By a stroke of luck one day whilst heading through Arnside Knott, I quickly became aware of foresters coppicing and burning wood, but the extroadinary thing was that the wind must have just been in the right place at the right time, subsequently bringing a horizontal flow of smoke which caught the sunbeams and gave them the blue haze which you see in the photo.

You would be surprised just how many folk have asked how did I get the sunbeams to show so prominently, when they have tried time and time again without any satisfied results, well you now know - you do need to have the magical ingredient falling into the sunbeam!!

Banner for Cumbria biodiversity Data Centre

On show at the entrance to the Tullie House Museum, Carlisle

(Recorders conferance)

Cumbria's CBDC Banner

Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre 

Cumbria CBDC stand at Westmorland Show Aug 15th 2015

Elephantitus or Pigaroo

A lovely nobbly tree which lies within woodland on Lancelot Clark Storth.  You notice it when you are particularly interested in finding the rare Polypodium cambricum (Southern Polypody)

"Elephantiatis or Piggaroo"