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  1. DMadden

    wheres the snow?

    Hi guys, Im not inteding this to be a ''Ive got snow'', or a ''nope, no snow here'' thread :rolleyes: Was just wondering if anyone knows what the weather is/will be (possibly a clairvoyant moment... :p ) like around, and upto loch lomond/ mainly loch katrine in the coming days. As Im...
  2. DMadden

    loch katrine

    How do all, thinking about heading to loch katrine early-mid november. Was hoping one of you guys knew if there was decent parking (for a couple of days)? Im looking at plonking the car at Stronachlachar - anyone know whether this'll be fine? Thanks a lot, Dan.
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    OK, where to go??

    Hi all, Help here would be much appreciated!! Im looking for a few days' wild camping spot up in Scotland. Ive been looking at the Glen Shiel, and Glen Affric areas - but am unsure about both. Can anyone offer some advice/places to go please (I will be in the car, unfortunatley...
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    unexplained pigeon death...!

    hi all, driving back onto my drive today i was confronted with this: ^^ this wasnt blood -so i think. There was only this staining on the feathers - nothing on the actual body so after a bit of a play around with it, i so no obvious signs of cat, or gun, or anything...
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    chutneys...

    Hi all, Im wanting to experiment with chutney, can anyone recommend a good chutney base for me (ie. the amounts of sugar, vinegar, apples, onion...etc), before i start adding other ingredients and flavours? Thanks, :) Dan.
  6. DMadden

    Plant id's

    Hi all, took a couple photos last week. I feel like i know what a couple of these are, what do you guys think...? 1. 2... unfortunatley, not in flower yet, any ideas? Tree barks 3. 4. 5. Thanks for looking guys! :) Dan.
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    ID help for shrub from Crete???

    My cousing has just returned from Crete, studying Bee behaviour. And has came across the problem of this shrub... ANY ideas on its' ID would be greatly appreciated!! (p.s. the study involved netting random flowers on the tree; as seen in the photos)
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    Squirrel Stew

    PHWAAOOR - the smell coming from my kitchen :dancer: Bought a squirrel today (and some venison too, but thats another day :) - probly tmoro! ). Already skinned and gutted, except the heart and liver left in, i decided to not use them this time. Been prepping my ingredients for 2 hours...
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    track id

    yep, another track id in the snow :rolleyes: i have an incline of who the culprit is. all photos of the same track(s) - in the exact same area. any ideas? :) Dan.
  10. DMadden

    ancient woodland indicators

    ive been looking into awi's. But one thing i havnt found is why?.. e.g. wood sorrel is an awi, but why? does it have something to do with the way they grow, how long they take to grow/propigate etc? much appreciated, Dan.
  11. DMadden

    just a quick one...

    I learnt to use an axe on a nicely sawn chopping block, be it either waste height, or ankle height (for kneeling). My question is; what should I use as a 'bearing block' to chop against out and about. As I am yet to find any conveniently fallen trees with a brilliant 90o angle to cut against...
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    walk in the woods (**PICS**)

    Hi all, went for a walk around some woods yesterday; heres some things I seen: (I dont know what most of them are called, so feel free to ID any of them...:)) 1. Cuckoo Pint/Arum/Lords and Ladies 2. Dont know this one... 3.Looking up the river, which was quite shallow! 4...
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    heads up...

    Fungi forays at Allen Banks near Hexam... http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-allenbanksandstawardgorge click on the ''Events at this property'' link on the right of the page for more info. Thought it might be of interest, Dan.
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    elderberry..

    ok so a few of us, including myself, made Elderflower fizz. Which is brilliant! I'm now wanting to use the berries for a drink. Anyone got any recipes, or can point me in the right direction?? Cheers, Dan
  15. DMadden

    Tree/shrub ID

    Whats this? Those flowers emerged a couple of weeks ago now, any ideas what it is? Thanks for looking, Dan.
  16. DMadden

    camomile tea..

    Double Camomile, Chamaemelum nobile ‘Flore Pleno’ 'Normal' Camomile tea is great; is it fine to make tea with this camomile species too? Cheers, Dan
  17. DMadden

    Net making...

    Hi all, I made one net: And I feel ive caught the net making bug. But I'm curious about the history of nets and net making; can anyone give me any info, or point me in the direction of interesting reads? Or any uses for them other than the norm like purse nets, fishing nets...
  18. DMadden

    cedar strip canoe construction..

    Hi all, some time in the near(ish) future I realy want to build my own cedar strip canoe. I have never done anything like this before, I'm a complete novice, but this project has realy captured my imagination! So, could any of you offer some advice? Major do's and don'ts... I'm thinking of...
  19. DMadden

    what made these?...

    Found a few tracks when I ventured 'off the beaten track' round a forest recently. I have narrowed the culprits down, but I'm holding my breath until I see what you guys think. 1..(no 'official' scale, but you can probably see that it's quite small by looking at the blades of grass...
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    Umbel ID (pics)

    Hi, I'm finding it difficult to identify members of the Carrot family. Could anyone give me some advice/help on this family please. But to start off, whats this?.. It's beginning to grow to almost a metre, and as you may see it is covered in small hairs... Thanks for...