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Hybrid Orchid in NW Leicestershire!

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I'm currently in Scotland spending a week in Dumfries and Galloway! But here is a couple of photos of a hybrid orchid I found in NW Leicestershire. Any suggestions of the parentage of the orchid would be welcome! Hybrid Orchid (Southern Marsh Orchid x ?)

Stolen Kowa Scope!

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Just before my mapa course (work related) yesterday I found out that my Citroen C2 Loeb had been broken into and found that my TomTom Sat Nav, Kowa 773 scope, Manfrotto tripod with a Gitzo head and North Face coat had been stolen. Pissed off was putting it lightly!! So if you are offered a newish Kowa 773 angled scope with a 30x wide-angle eyepiece can you contact me or Leicestershire Police.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service featuring Propellerheads

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Another Classic tune byPropellerheads and David Arnold!

Propellerheads - History Repeating (1997) ►STEREO◄

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Bee Orchids in NE Leics

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Check out one of my favourite orchid sites in Leicestershire over the weekend and found good numbers of Bee Orchids and the rare form Var. chlorantha in the usual place. I also found at least 20+ Pyramidal Orchids but these plants were still in bud. Bee Orchid I will be keeping an eye on this site for the next couple of weeks and will probably do a proper count of the Bee Orchids next weekend.  " Var.chlorantha" Bee Orchid

Portishead - Sour Times

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Final classic tune for feel good friday! Enjoy!

Massive Attack - Protection

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Another classic track! Enjoy!

Barbers Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix)

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Classic track! Enjoy!!

Fecking White Throated Robin OMFL! GET IN!!

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As the words say above, White-throated Robin on my fucking list!! Yesterday in the company of Neil Hagley and Allen Pocock we twitched the Robin which had been found the previous day at Hartlepool Headland. Leaving Leicester just after 5.45am, it wasn't long when the magic words came over my birdnet twitter feed that the bird was still there! So the wacky races began as travelled up to Hartlepool. I did suggest some breakfast, but wise words from Allen and Neil postponed this idea,until of course we saw the bird. Arriving at Hartlepool just after 8.00am, within a only a couple minutes we had ticked the Robin in the smaller bowling green as feed on a variety of insects. At the same time we met up with the Pie Man AKA Mark Reeder   who had just arrived via Spain and not much sleep! Over the next hour the Robin moved between the Bowling Greens and the famous Doctor's garden. With the garden open to the twitching masses for a small fee, it wasn't long before the Robin per

The Stone Roses - Fools Gold

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Another classic "Madchester" song! Enjoy!

Happy Mondays - Step On

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Some classic "Madchester" music! Enjoy!!