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Grey Squirrel / sciurus carolinensis. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 25/01/16.
Ever watchful and willing to push the boundaries where food is concerned.
This individual has worn away a tiny patch of fur on its nose by regularly sticking it into a 'squirrel-proof' feeder!!!
Wood Anemone / anemone nemorosa. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 23/04/18.
Within a carpet of white Wood Anemones on a ditch bank, there were many flower heads flushed with pinkish-purple tones like the one shown. Closer scrutiny revealed thin purple streaks running through the delicately coloured petals.
I think I love these early Spring flowers more than any other species. Apart from their obvious charm, I admire their resilience in changeable, often adverse weather conditions. Once I saw little flowers pushing up through snow.
Another common name for the Wood Anemone is 'Windflower' which seems very apt. Whenever I come across any, they are invariably being shaken around by wind - sometimes quite violently. Despite this, they manage to hold on to their petals and quickly regain their composure when things calm down. Making this image was a bit of a challenge because it was being buffeted back and forth. I had to wait for breaks in the wind, the flower would return to a vertical position, I would fire off some shots. All rather hit and miss but I'm quite pleased with some of the results. This one, although not technically on point, does capture a sense of movement and definitely captures the moment....for me at least!
From the Mapperley wood reserve hide.
Rather gloom today and this Jay obligingly kept still enough for an exposure time that was longer than I would have preferred.
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
From the hide in Mapperley wood wildlife reserve. There were several around and they were a bit tetchy with each other....
1988 Volvo 240 GLT.
Suppled by Speeds of Mapperley (Volvo).
Photo with kind permission of succulent95.
Common Bluebell / hyacinthoides non-scripta. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 23/04/18.
'DING-DONG BLUE'.
During this prolonged spell of miserable weather, 'cabin fever' and an urgent need to connect with nature found me heading to a local wood one afternoon. Conditions were not ideal for photography but the earthy, bluebell-scented atmosphere within the wood was just what the doctor ordered!
To quote a certain cartoon character, drat and double drat! Not only was the previous Sprinter a bit dull, but what I’d really been waiting for was the B7TL on the N73 to Mapperley... whiiiiich turned out to just be a Mellor Orion which had been given the ticket machine out of a B7. I came all the way to Netherfield, for THIS?!
Well at least I know now, NMaC swap their machines around. This all follows my decision in 2024 to ride the N73 when there was a B7TL on it, which prior to that there routinely was, but for some reason stopped the exact moment I had the thought. Several months ago I wrote some big long description analysing the tracking data of the route, which I now know is likely to be a load of bull.
If anything, this does at least get me a look at NMaC’s other ex-Little Gem Fiat in its bright orange livery. At least being orange makes it a bit more interesting to look at than the typical ‘washing machine white’ that these kind of buses are usually found in. SJ22 HKU is seen at Victoria Retail Park on 19.3.26
Greater Stitchwort / stellaria holostea. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 16/05/16.
Captured in a local wood at the end of an afternoon.
The sun dramatically hit these flowers whenever it showed between the fast racing clouds. At such times they appeared as dazzling white stars.
More often however, the flowers looked like this in their shady growing place at the side of a footpath.
Here their heads were gently jostled by the breeze, so were never still for long.
I enjoyed experimenting, to try and capture the sense of movement I saw. This image goes some way towards my goal.
Dunnock / prunella modularis. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 03/02/16.
High tea in the late afternoon!
The Dunnock summoned the courage to fly up to the feeding log in search of a few morsels before going to roost.
They never seem relaxed in elevated, exposed places like this and predictably, the visit lasted only seconds.
For once I managed to bag a spot outside of the city centre, with 281’s required photo coming from Woodborough Road in Mapperley as it heads through with a 61 to Calverton on 14.7.25
YE74 VGN
As works at the refueling station for the Bio-gas begins, NCT are making a few temporary changes, the main one being that the 60 will be ran by Navy Omnidekkas, and presumably to reach the full PVR of 7, I would guess 637-9 will also be out on the 60, today (13/7/2025) saw 638/9 make appearances on the 60.
639 was seen turning back into Chase Farm ready to start the 12:26 departure towards Nottingham via Mapperley.
Probably a little similar to the previous upload but...
Back on the Sigma for tonights uploads, she don't do too bad :)
Mapperley Woods, Derbys.
Due to a burst water main near Woodborough, the 61 is currently diverting via Bank Hill, Mapperley Plains and Catfoot Lane.
A few more pictures for the 52 Week Project - 1 more to go.
Mapperley, Nottingham 2013.
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Nottingham City Transport E400CBG 419 pauses on King Street whilst carrying a 25B service for Mapperley
Vehicle Details
Operator: Nottingham City Transport
Fleet Details: 419
Registration: YP17 UGK
Vehicle Type: Scania N280UD CBG, Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 City
I think it took a wrong turn out of nottingham...
411 is seen on a 60 to Gedling, Chase Farm via Woodborough Road and Mapperley
1988 Volvo 240 GLT.
Suppled by Speeds of Mapperley (Volvo).
Photo with kind permission of succulent95.
Common Bluebell / hyacinthoides non-scripta. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 23/04/18.
'LITTLE BLUE STAR'.
If ever there was a day to question what's happened to Spring, it has got to be this one! It's cold, grey and the rain hasn't stopped all morning.
Time then to celebrate Bluebells and other wild flowers that are striving against the odds to get going. This image was made in a local bluebell wood where I was struck by the angle of one open flower resting on some unopened flower buds.
Hope my view of the little blue star brings some cheer to a dismal Friday.
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Wood Anemone / anemone nemorosa. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 23/04/18.
'BLOWING IN THE WIND.'
I've not been to Mapperley Wood yet this Spring, but imagine Wood Anemones are out in force. With sunny weather forecast for much of this week, I'm thinking I need to go there soon for one of my permitted daily exercise walks. It would be sad to miss them.
I bet there are other floral delights to be found along the way too.
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An Ultroliner's first appearance on something other than a 24/26, which Definitely makes the Scania's that normally do the route look shabby.
675 is seen on Carlton Road, with a 25B to Mapperley Shops.
Whilst the 56 runs all day on diversion, the more elusive one to get it the single 57 which runs from Plains Estate at 0822.
Whilst Thackerays Lane is closed, the 57 is running via Somersby Road, Plains Road, Mapperley Shops and Woodthorpe Road.
Whilst Plains Road and Mapperley Shops aren't stops being observed, the full length of Woodthorpe Road is, with a raft of temporary stop flags put up for observing.
536 crosses the old railway bridge adjacent to Woodthorpe Park with the 57 to Nottingham via Sherwood.
Grey Squirrel / sciurus carolinensis. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 28/01/19.
As bold as brass and sitting pretty.
This Squirrel looks as if it's been in a scrap or two judging by the condition of it's left ear.
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Candlesnuff Fungus / xylaria hypoxylon. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 29/01/18.
"ARE YA DANCIN?' - "I'M DANCIN"
So easily dismissed but worth a closer look. These flattened, tough little fungi occur in groups and their fruiting bodies are often branched, giving the appearance of antlers - (with some stretch of the imagination!)
I love how they twist slightly in all directions. When viewed en masse they remind me of dancers, hence the title.
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Eurasian Nuthatch / sitta europaea. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 28/01/19.
Nuthatches remain within their breeding territory all year round as they are extremely sedentary. These characterful, monogamous birds commence their courtship in mid to late winter.
On the beautifully sunny January day this image was made, these two were definitely showing an interest in each other and keeping close together.
Nottingham Minibus – as their name is often shortened to – operate a cluster of minor services to and from Netherfield Morrisons on weekdays. The N73 is the oddest of the lot because unlike the others it isn’t a circular, and it’s an N-prefixed number as per their school contract routes instead of numbered in the 770s like their other Morrisons routes.
Presumably the ‘N’ means it is a contract route, although it’s enough to have fooled Bustimes.org in to thinking it’s a closed-door school service. Confusingly there’s also the 773. Despite the promised timetable of a two hourly service on the 77x routes, vehicle logging seems to show that a pair of minibuses runs haphazard trips on each over the course of a day.
Meanwhile the N73 gets a minibus all to itself; often one of these former ‘Little Gem’ Mellor bodied Fiats in orange livery. It used to be the case that in the middle of the day they’d stick a B7TL out on the N73, presumably because the minibus driver was on break, so during the latter half of 2024 I was keeping an eye on Bustimes to figure out when I could catch the B7. And then for some unknown reason they stopped doing it as soon as I began making a plan to ride it.
However looking back at the tracking data for the N73, it appears a B7TL will do a full day it on very rare occasions when a minibus isn’t available, so I’ll have to keep an eye out on Bustimes in case it happens again. For reference, the MOTs for the two Mellors are due on the 15th of May and 27th of June 2026, so I’ll have to make notes to check N73 allocations in the run up to those dates. Maybe, one day, I’ll actually get one of the damn things!
Seen here on Woodborough Road, Mapperley, on 14.7.25 is NM&C SJ22 HKP
Grey Squirrel / sciurus carolinensis. Mapperley Wood, Derbyshire. 25/01/16.
'SITTING PRETTY' (1)
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Back after a short break away - catching up as fast as I can!
Yet another shot from Mapperley wood hide on a week ago.