Category: Roseberry Common
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Lenten Lilies
Lenten Lily is the Yorkshire name for the daffodil, the wild English variety. I’m not sure if these are indeed truly wild daffodils but I like the name. Daffs are poisonous nevertheless they have been used throughout the centuries for medicinal purposes particularly as a cure for cancer. Hippocrates himself recommended a pessary prepared from daffodils for…
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Land Management on the Slopes of Roseberry
The self seeded rowan and silver birch are being thinned by the National Trust who own the hill. I was amazed that native British trees should be cut down but was told that management is needed to create semi open woodland which is better for such species as the Willow Warbler. The cut branches are piled up to…
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Roseberry Common
Back on the NYM. But a damp day with poor visibility. My favourite tree.