Category: Parks
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Magnolia in bloom
It’s just over two weeks since I took this photograph of the Campbell’s magnolia near the white house. I missed the opening of the first blooms – I must have been sleep-walking as I passed this by every day. Anyway, I finally woke up and noticed it the other day, covered in flowers; some past…
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Nesting
My wife and I went for our usual walk in the park this morning; it was a lovely sunny day. There were lots of people out enjoying the fresh air and sunshine, chasing pokemon and training their dogs; just regular folk making good use of the local park. We couldn’t help but notice all the…
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Winter colour
We may not have thrown off the gloom of winter just yet but there is colour in the park. Walking up past the tennis courts towards the white house there is a large Camellia bush in bloom with lovely pale pink flowers. Turn left and in the area by the picnic tables there are two…
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Something in the air
Over the past several weeks my wife and I have notice a pleasant scent wafting through the air at various places in the park. The source is these pretty pink flowers and we think they are winter flowering vibernum.
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Unknown flowers
I’ve noticed these flowers, on my morning walk, just recently and wondered what they are. I haven’t noticed any leaves on the tree just yet – it is still only February. Web searches have, so far, failed to produce any answers. The books I have that are guides to British trees don’t take into account…
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Rising sap
A few weeks ago my wife and I were walking in the park when we noticed a couple that appeared to be hugging a eucalyptus tree (snow gum, E. gunnii). Anyway we stopped to look and the young lady explained what she was doing – listening to the sap rising in the tree. Needless to…
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Storm damage
A sizeable Silver birch was blown over in the high winds of storm Dudley on Thursday night. The crew clearing up the aftermath said that the root system was surprisingly small and had evidence of decay. The lower part of the trunk was covered over with ivy and made it difficult to find a number…
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February in the Park
Just noticed some pussy willows whilst out for a walk in the park today. These are just by the Thrive pavilion near the bowling green. They are the male flowers on a Goat willow or Great sallow and should turn bright yellow over the coming weeks. Since the start of March the pussy willow catkins…
Kings Heath Park Trees 