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Sweet Vernal Grass in flower, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2964
Anthoxanthum odoratum is one of the first grasses to flower. It is reported to... (more)
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Ribwort Plantain in flower, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2964
The inflorescence of Plantago lanceolata can be from 1 to 5 cm across; I omitted... (more)
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St John's Brook revealed, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
The brook, once a mill stream, had been hidden by dull, overgrown shrubs. The... (more)
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St John's Brook, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
The Brook, at one time exploited as a mill stream, rises north of Warwick, here... (more)
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St John's Brook, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
No longer powering a mill, the brook runs through St Nicholas Park to join the... (more)
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Thatching, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
The thatch on the roofs of the café and the toilets, right, is being relaid.... (more)
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Park event, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2864
Another weekend music-while-you-booze event has been permitted in St Nicholas... (more)
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Vegetation by the way to the park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
A broad path leads from Emscote Road into St Nicholas Park. The verge here has... (more)
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St John's Brook, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
The final leg of the brook's short course is this channel through St... (more)
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Event, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2864
At the far end of the park (nearest the car park) there were preparations for a... (more)
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Signs, St Nicholas Park car park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2864
It is not uncommon to see, and help, visitors huddled round the signs trying to... (more)
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A place to sit, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
Seats enjoy a view centred on a colourful bed of perennials. Among some fine... (more)
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Weekend event, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
This was the Pub in the Park franchise returning, though more extensive than in... (more)
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Vacated bike park, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
All the logos of the Commonwealth Games are on parade. This was the bike park... (more)
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Preparations for a Commonwealth Games event, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
This is a half-ready bike park for visitors arriving the following day, Sunday 7... (more)
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Partial drought, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2964
The all-weather pitch, left, is as green as ever; the mown areas of the park are... (more)
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Keeping cool – St Nicholas Park paddling pool, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
Everyone was having a good time on a glorious summer Sunday afternoon. There is... (more)
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A Sunday afternoon in June, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
The council's contractor is emptying litter bins on a circuit of the park.
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Old door in a garden wall by St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2965
The present way into the park from Emscote Road first shows on a map of 1938;... (more)
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Bole of copper beech, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2864
The newly-opened leaves are a rich orange-brown before they darken. This western... (more)
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Dead nettle stems, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2964
The yew trees in the background were planted to screen a public swimming pool... (more)
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Wildflower area, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2964
Unmown since the autumn the grasses in this biodiversity area have, by early... (more)
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Tick-box trees, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
It's council policy to increase the number of trees in the district. In St... (more)
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New Season, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2965
Football pitches have been marked out in St Nicholas Park. They are played on... (more)
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Fallen apples, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
The apples soon rot on the ground (in St Nicholas Park). It's sometimes... (more)
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River Avon resort, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
Since the Sea Scouts landing stages were rebuilt, this corner of St Nicholas... (more)
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Glossy leaves of crocuses, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
The flowers seemingly appear from nowhere in the grass in St Nicholas Park in... (more)
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Grasses past flowering
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2964
This wildflower area in St Nicholas Park has recovered; grasses are prominent at... (more)
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Play area, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
Swings never lose their appeal.
Photo number 8054065.
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Childless, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
The popular play area in St Nicholas Park is deserted on a damp weekday.
Photo... (more)
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Runaway Train, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
The train is a popular ride at the Children's Amusements in St Nicholas... (more)
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Needles, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
Where foot traffic is lightest there is little disturbance to the thin carpet of... (more)
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Forthcoming, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2864
Seen from Charter Bridge an event has been set up in St Nicholas Park. Local... (more)
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High pressure, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
In the week after Storm Darragh, 7-8 December 2024, an anticyclone brought... (more)
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Felled tree, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
This tree in a memorial avenue of copper beech in St Nicholas Park, has... (more)
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Tree stump, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2965
This tree in a memorial avenue of copper beech in St Nicholas Park, has... (more)
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Thatch renewed, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2864
In St Nicholas Park the roofs of the toilets and the café have been rethatched... (more)
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Chicory, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2965
Cichorium intybus is an odd but welcome visitor to the park, possibly arriving... (more)
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Incitement, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2864
One of a number of eye-catchers around the amusements franchise, putting... (more)
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Wildflower area mown, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2964
The extensive drift of sown wildflowers and grasses in St Nicholas Park has been... (more)
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Sown wildflowers, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2964
At first sight in July the large drift of wildflowers in St Nicholas Park... (more)
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Timothy, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2964
Several species of grass can be seen in the long drift of sown wildflowers in... (more)
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Commemorative sign, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
Beside the cycleway through St Nicholas Park this new sign proclaims in English... (more)
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Wildflowers, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2964
The wildflower areas continue to develop. Here on 10 June are grasses (perhaps... (more)
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Wildflower drift, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2964
In early July the wildflower areas are in full swing. On show here are knapweed,... (more)
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Wildflower protection, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2964
One of the wildflower areas in the park has been protected by a temporary... (more)
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Wildflowers, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
The grass has been left uncut for more than a fortnight (the normal frequency)... (more)
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Early morning, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2964
There is mist. There are contrails. Black-headed gulls enjoy some peace before... (more)
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The road to the Leisure Centre, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
for square SP2865
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Tree-planting, St Nicholas Park, Warwick
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP2965
A number of cherries are being planted to line the footpath and cycleway.... (more)
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