Learning Resources

Structure and Function of Leaves

 

Want to know your petioles from your stipules? Lizzie Maddison has created an illustrated guide using photographs by B Maddison.

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Dwarf birch Betula nana: J O'Reily

Holly, Ivy and mistletoe

 

Evergreens represented life and promise of a coming Spring in the depths of winter. Lizzie Maddison describes the leaves, flowers and berries with photographs by 

B Maddison and L Morgan.

Winter Twigs

 

 

Winter twigs have features in common but there are also distinct variations in the structures which are very useful for identification.

Overview by Lizzie Maddison and photos by B Maddison

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A monthly guide to accompany any walk to discover the rare plants on a walk along the Tees bank from Wynch Bridge to Holwick Head Bridge.

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£3 from Bowlees Visitor Centre, The Witham in Barnard Castle or members of the Trust.

Flower Structure and Vocabulary

 

Incudes an annotated illustration for beginners by Lizzie Maddison.

 

Mountain Avens Dryas octopetala:  M Rogers

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Discover the rare flowers of Upper Teesdale in a monthly guide. Illustrated by Geoff Herbert and includes those vulnerable plants at greatest risk of extinction.

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£3 from Bowlees Visitor Centre, The Witham in Barnard Castle or members of the Trust.