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Richard Loader - New Forest UK

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I like, moss, trees, woods, brambles, the Earth, Spring, Autumn, flowers, seeds, berries, Hazel, coppice, leaf mould, ramial I'm not keen on sheep, barren uplands, snakes, large man made structures like dams and power stations, genocide, Chelsea tractors

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Light through Horse Chestnut foliage - a brief joy to relish until the leaf miners come along and spoil the show.

23.05.2025 14:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is from Google maps: Near 39040 Kastelruth, Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, Italy

03.02.2025 23:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Flowery Olive grove on Lesvos - an image from 10 years ago. One of the most flowery places I have ever had the pleasure to visit.

22.01.2025 22:14 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2024 was a disappointing year for Butterflies on our rewilding holding. These shots are from 2023 when the Brambles and Thistles were all a'flutter with insects of many kinds. I hope that 2025 will be better but fear that it will take years for the populations to build back.

16.01.2025 08:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I am a great enthusiast for the art and practice of coppicing. This little video shows the late Ernest Steel splitting Hazel rods for hurdle making. Anyone who has ever tried this will appreciate the sheer poetry of Ern's skill and style. #coppice #coppicing #cleaving #splitting #hurdlemaking

22.11.2024 09:50 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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High altitude meadow flowers

17.11.2024 17:22 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Just getting a few images on here to help folks know more about what excites me.

17.11.2024 16:31 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Who remembers Adam the Gardener - as a child I used to read every word but found Adam rather scary with his strange beard and stern look.

17.11.2024 16:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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