When travelling through the rolling hills of Wiltshire, there's no shortage of lush green forests and heavily wooded areas. Some of the trees located in these forested parts of the countryside are particularly special, including that of the Big Belly Oak in the Savernake Forest. Here's how to visit ...
How to Visit the Big Belly Oak, Savernake Forest
How to Visit Woodhenge, Wiltshire
Located close to Stonehenge, Woodhenge is yet another Neolithic site which dates back around 2,500 years and holds as much allure as it does mystery. Here's how to visit the ancient site, as well as a little history, and what to know before you go. A history of Woodhenge Originally the site ...
What are the Vindolanda Tablets?
If you're as interested in Roman history as we are, then no doubt you'll have heard of the Vindolanda Tablets, a set of historic artefacts detailing various aspects of life from Vindolanda, in the North of the UK. Here's a quick history of the Vindolanda Tablets, as well as some of what we've learnt ...
Iris Reticulata – This Dwarf Iris is the Harbringer of Spring
Iris Reticulata packs a visual punch far above what its diminutive stature would lead you to imagine. The small perfectly formed miniature iris head has a jewel-like quality, some of the vibrant colours not being dissimilar to those found in a magnificent piece of stained glass. This dwarf iris puts ...
The Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) – A beautiful legless Lizard
The term Slow-worm is a true misnomer as the graceful creature is neither slow nor a worm. Anguis fragilis, to give it its Latin name, is often mistaken for a snake but is in fact a legless lizard. Anguis fragilis of the Anguidae Family Anguis fragilis is commonly known as a slow-worm (spelled ...
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