Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Tag: Drosera rotundifolia

  • Sundew

    Sundew

    On the poor, acidic soils of the moors, such as at Bridestones, some plants need an edge to survive. This small Tolkienesque plant, “the dew of the sun”, supplements its diet by catching small insects. Sticky hairs project from a rosette of red round leaves trapping insects, slowly turning them into a nutritious soup to…