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Recording Doncaster's Wildlife since 1880

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Tree – Birch

Plants – Trees

Angiosperms
   Order – Fagales
      Family – Betulaceae (Birch)
         Genera – Alnus, Betula

Alder (Alnus glutinosa), Old Moor
Alder (Alnus glutinosa), Old Moor
Italian Alder (Alnus cordata), Lakeside, Doncaster
Italian Alder (Alnus cordata), Lakeside, Doncaster
Silver Birch (Betula pendula), Sandal Beat Wood, Doncaster
Silver Birch (Betula pendula), Potteric Carr, Doncaster
Silver Birch (Betula pendula), Sandal Beat Wood, Doncaster

Recent Posts

  • Next Meeting – Wednesday 29th November 2025 to Howell Wood – Fungal foray 24 October 2025
  • Next Meeting – Saturday 11th October 2025, a fungal foray to Lindholme 7 October 2025
  • Meeting Postponed – Tuesday 7th October to Fowlsyke Flash 4 October 2025
  • Next Meeting – At Parklands 7pm a Review of past years activities 30 September 2025
  • Next Meeting – Sat 27th Oct 2025 to Anston Stones Wood 22 September 2025

Gallery

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii, YWT Potteric Carr. Hadena rivularis - Campion - Kirk Smeaton

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