Tag: birch
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Yarner Wood
Western oak woodland in Yarner Wood: part of the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve which also includes Trendlebere Down and the Bovey Valley Woodlands. This type of woodland is rare in Europe and is primarily restricted to the western UK and Ireland. We were lucky with the weather for our visit – there was hardly…
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Sawfly larvae
After chewing their way through about 50% of the leaves on the birch tree next door the sawfly larve have transferred into my garden. They’ve also appeared on a small hazel tree which was planted a few months ago.