Linda Seward - writer, quilter and naturalist
  • Home
  • Art Quilting book
  • News
  • Galleries
    • 1994 to 1999
    • 2000 to 2006
    • 2007 to 2012
    • 2013 to 2015
    • 2016 to Present
    • Cricket quilts
    • The Big ‘O’
  • Biography
  • Books and publications
  • Exhibitions
  • Quilt judging
  • Get in touch
  • Talks
  • Latest Book
  • Create Whimsey article
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Fungi 1
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Fungi 2
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Lichens
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Early Spring Flowers
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Weeds
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Late Spring Flowers
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Birds
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Early Summer Flowers
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Butterflies
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners:Late Summer Flowers
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Bees and Hoverflies
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Prickly & Autumnal Plants
  • Hairstreak article: Silver-studded blue butterflies
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Spiders and Flies
  • Fantastic Fungi photos
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners: Fungi in my Garden
  • Nature photos: signs of spring
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners : Weird and Wonderful Fungi
  • Looking for Lichens in the Chilterns
  • Nature For Absolute Beginners : Wasps, Galls & Wasp Mimics

Nature for Absolute Beginners: ​Prickly & Autumnal Plants

Picture
Picture
I had never really noticed the prickly plants in my area until I started photographing nature during lockdown. As I took more and more photos, I realised that there were many different species of thistles in the Chilterns, as well as other types of spiny plants. It made me wonder about why plants have these spines. You can read about what I discovered in the following article, which was published in The Henley Standard on 1 October 2021. I'm also featuring 12 of the autumnal plants you'll be seeing in early autumn. 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Proudly powered by Weebly