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The Farne Islands are a group of rocky islands off the northeast coast of England, near Seahouses in Northumberland. They are famous for their wildlife, particularly seabirds and grey seals. The islands are managed by the National Trust and are an important breeding ground for thousands of birds, including puffins, Arctic terns, guillemots, and kittiwakes.

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Mother Shimble’s Snick-needles

The famous Bluebells of Newton and Cliff Rigg Woods are having a lie-in. Give them a week, perhaps, before they are at their best. Meanwhile, the true prima donna of the woodland floor is the Greater Stitchwort, cluttering the place with its endless sprinkling of white, star-shaped flowers that seem to think themselves terribly ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/04/24/mother-shimbles-snick-needles/

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The Farne Islands are a group of rocky islands off the northeast coast of England, near Seahouses in Northumberland. They are famous for their wildlife, particularly seabirds and grey seals. The islands are managed by the National Trust and are an important breeding ground for thousands of birds, including puffins, Arctic terns, guillemots, and kittiwakes.

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Acorn Bank

One of the National Trust sites here in Cumbria, lovely grounds to wander around and the historic watermill on the site is still milling flour you can buy, but the house is not open to the public https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/acorn-bank

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The Cuckoo’s Shoe

Yesterday I posted about the Cuckoo. Today, naturally, it is the Cuckoo’s Shoe — not, alas, footwear for birds, but yet another whimsical provincial name, this time for the Dog Violet. A harmless enough little flower, though my encounter this morning has sent me spiralling into yet more botanical trivia.

The woodland floor is having its usual spring flirtation with t ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/04/15/the-cuckoos-shoe/

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