Bush Telegraph

Britain's Ancient Trees - The Common Oak Tree Revisited

Botanical name: Quercus robur Common name: Common Oak, European Oak Physical appearance: A large, broad leaved, deciduous tree, growing up to 40 or more metres in height. The crown spread can equal...

Wild Plant of The Week 48 - Meadowsweet

Botanical name: Filipendula ulmaria Common name: Meadowsweet, Meade Wart, Queen of the Meadow, Meadow Wart, Meadow Queen, Bridewort, Lady of the Meadow, Dollof, Pride of the Meadow. Physical appe...

Wild Edible Of The Week 51 "Plantain"

Botanical name: Plantago major, Plantago lanceolata Common name: Plantain, Broad Leaf Plantain, White Man's Foot, Greater Plantain, Cart Track Plant, Ribwort Physical appearance: A low growing, s...

Wild Edible Of The Week 46 "Wood Sorrel"

Botanical name : Oxalis acetosella Common name : Wood Sorrel, Fairy Bell, Wood Sour, Cuckoo's Meat  Physical appearance : These are the only plants in the UK to have three-heart shaped leaf...

Wild Edible Of The Week 47 "Milk Thistle"

Botanical name: Silybum marianum Common name: Milk Thistle, Mary Thistle, Cardus Marianus, Scotch Thistle, Mediterranean Milk Thistle, Veriegated Thistle Physical appearance: These are quite easy t...

Wild Edible Of The Week 48 "Burdock"

Botanical name: Arctium lappa Common name: Burdock, Beggar's Buttons, Happy Major, Clotbur Physical appearance: There are two prevalent species that grow in the UK. As the Arctium lappa is the larg...

Lime Tree - Tree Top Guide

Botanical name : Tilia x europea Common names : Commmon Lime, Common Linden NB - Not to be confused with "Lime" fruit bearing trees such as the Key lime, Persian lime, kaffir lime or dessert lime! ...

Wild Edible Of The Week 49 "Hary Bittercress"

Botanical name: Cardamine hirsuta Common name: Hairy Bittercress, Lamb's Cress, Land Cress, Hoary Bittercress, Shot Weed, Flick Weed Physical appearance: A low growing plant that has a distinctive...

Tree Top Guide -Elm

The mighty Elm - a useful tree throughout history!

Tree Top Guide - Willow

Botanical name : Salix (?) There are over 400 species including Salix purpea, fragilis, babylonica, alba, nigra... Common names : Willow, Weeping Willow (actually a hybrid), Osier, Sallow. Physical...