I don't know what this is but I thought it looked pretty when I was walking through Priory Country Park the other day. The rain has been endless today and it's freezing cold so I haven't taken any pics today. This is probably the first time since I have been doing 365 that I haven't taken a pic of something even if I haven't posted it. Oh well, I just hope the weather is better tomorrow
Rosie I think it's the same as this: http://365project.org/quietpurplehaze/365/2012-10-02 - spindleberry and I found out on Gardeners' World a couple of days ago that it's a member of the euonymus family and is called euonymus europaea. It's the native version of all those garden ones and I think it's the prettiest.
It most definitely Spindle (Euonymus europaeus), a native hedgerow plant here in the UK. This year has been especially good for it, it seems, as there are far more berries in the hedgerows than I've seen for a few years.
The common name, Spindle, comes from its historical use as a wood that spindles for spinning were made from.
@ellyukrm Thanks for that information Lisa. It's great to learn so much and I think that through this project, I have learnt a lot about the things that I've liked but never known what they were. Glad you have such great knowledge
That's the fella!! (Or lady). A bit more open than ours. I bet I've seen it and ignored it in pre-365 days - easy to assume it's red berries from a distance.
November 22nd, 2012
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@busylady Thanks
The common name, Spindle, comes from its historical use as a wood that spindles for spinning were made from.