Monthly Archives: February 2014

More wild flowers of the Sierra Tramuntana

Hypericum balearicum. Balearic St John’s Wort. This shrub has yellow flowers with numerous stamens. It is a member of the St John’s Wort family which have been used by herbalists over the centuries. It was once thought of as one … Continue reading

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The Singing Ringing Tree, it sang for me.

The weather forecast said ‘Bright and breezy’ just what we needed for our walk to the Singing Ringing Tree. The Singing Ringing Tree is a Panopticon situated on the moors overlooking Burnley. Designed by the architect Tonkin Liu, ‘Singing Ringing … Continue reading

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