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Vicky Liddell @Vicky_liddell

Countryside and nature writer. Ancient trackways, Iron Age hillforts, Bronze Age barrows and wild flowers.

Joined May 2011
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Castle Ditches, Tisbury through the oilseed rape. Large trivallate Iron Age hill fort overlooking the Nadder Valley. Large entrance towards the south east and narrow slit opposite. Access to perimeter only. Interior is private. #hillfortswednesday #ironage #hillforts #wiltshire
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A clump of marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) by the Fonthill Brook in Tisbury. A native of riversides, damp meadows and wet woodlands. Also known as king cup. ⁦@wildflower_hour⁩ #buttercupchallenge #wildflowerhour #buttercupfamily ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩ #wildflowers
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With a fighting spirit and human help, the red squirrel is fighting back countrylife.co.uk/countrysid… #nationalmammalweek

With a fighting spirit and human help, the red squirrel is fighting back

The red squirrel’s plight is well known, but, recently, there have been some encouraging signs of a revival. Vicky Liddell listens out for rustling overhead.

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Just heard a screaming party. They’re back. #swifts
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Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) in a damp ditch by the side of the road. Its common name comes from its heart shaped leaves which can grow to 1 metre wide and were historically used to wrap butter. ⁦@wildflower_hour⁩ ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩ #wildflowerhour #storyplants #tisbury
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Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) just starting to flower in the churchyard at Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire ⁦@wildflower_hour⁩ ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩ #wildflowerhour #whiteflowers #wildgarlic #wiltshire
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Bronze Age round barrow and wind blasted hawthorn on the South Dorset Ridgeway. #TombTuesday #barrows #bronzeage #dorset #ancientbritain #southdorsetridgeway
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The River Nadder at Tisbury. #floods #naddervalley #wiltshire #tisbury
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A celebration of the railway in this week’s ⁦@Countrylifemag⁩ ⁦@networkrail⁩ #Railway200 #countrylifemagazine #naturebytherailway #countrylife
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Perfect combination of hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and old man’s beard (Clematis vitalba) in a Hampshire hedgerow yesterday. #wildflowerhour ⁦@wildflower_hour⁩
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Autumn at Fonthill. #fonthill #tisbury #fonthilllake #wiltshire
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Corton Long Barrow - a Neolithic long barrow on the West Wiltshire Downs. Partial excavation by William Cunnington in the early 19th century unearthed 8 skeletons and 2 later cremations in a pottery urn. #TombTuesday #Longbarrows #ancientbritain #neolithic #prehistoric #wiltshire
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Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) near Fonthill Brook in Tisbury. Is a plant of damp meadows and riversides. Other names include frost-root, poor Robin’s plantain and seaside daisy. #WildflowerHour #daisyfamily #asteraceae ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩ ⁦@wildflower_hour⁩
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Nature reclaims. #chicksgrove #wiltshire #naturereclaims
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Prominent Bronze Age round barrow close to Visitor Centre at Hengistbury Head. Excavation in 1911 uncovered high status cremation of young woman with incense cup, amber beads, 2 gold cones and halberd pendant. #TombTuesday #Hengistburyhead #bronzeage #barrows #dorset #goldbarrow
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Blackberries in early July. #heatwave #climatechange #blackberries #tisbury #wiltshire
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Cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifoliium) like giant cotton wool balls growing in abundance on Great Hill near Chorley Lancashire. ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩ ⁦@wildflower_hour⁩ #GrassChallenge #WildflowerHour #wildflowers #moorlands #sedges
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Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) in long grass near the Fonthill Brook, Tisbury ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩ ⁦@wildflower_hour⁩ #orchidchallenge #wildflowerhour #wildorchids #wildflowers #wiltshire #earlypurpleorchid
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Beating the Bounds in this week’s ⁦@Countrylifemag⁩ #beatingthebounds #rogation #ancientcustoms
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Beating the Bounds Hanwell. ⁦@HanwellCarnival⁩ ⁦@ILoveHanwell⁩ #beatingthebounds #hanwell #ancienttraditions
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