Tag Archives: Hiking

Endless days

Posted on July 4, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

We are back in Abisko again, the beautiful tiny little village in Northern Sweden, above the polar circle, where we will follow-up on our exciting experiments. Right before our arrival we arrived, skies started to clear after a period of rain, making … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Abisko, Abroad, arctic, Ecology, Field ecology, Fieldwork, Flowers, Hiking, Mountains, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Spring, Subarctic, Sweden, Travel, Travelling, Wildlife | 8 Comments

The fascinating story of Ox-eye Daisy

Posted on June 23, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

Let me tell you a little story. It is an impressive story, one of the more exciting stories from the world of plant invasions I have heard so far. It sounds like a fairytale, but do not settle for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia | Tagged Australia, Biodiversity, Ecology, Flowers, Gardens, Global change, Hiking, Invasion, Mountains, National Park, Nature, Nature photography, Phtography, Plant invasion, Science | 5 Comments

Residing at the castle

Posted on June 16, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

They provide a beautiful example of a marriage between nature and culture, between history and conservation: castle parks. I realised this more than ever earlier this week, when I (almost accidentally) stumbled upon a beautiful little park with the ruins of … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium | Tagged Architecture, Belgium, Biodiversity, Buildings, Castle, Conservation, Ecology, Europe, Hiking, Lost place, Nature, Nature photography, Park, Photography, Ruins, Science | 3 Comments

Soft with a rough edge

Posted on June 11, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

This is the last post about last weeks’ mountain ecologist meeting in Flen in Southern Sweden. Find a (new!) picture gallery here or click on it on the right of my website. I experienced southern Sweden as a soft place. Soft rolling … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Adventure, Agriculture, Beauty, Ecology, Europe, Hiking, Landscapes, Nature, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Spring, Sweden, Travel, Walking | 2 Comments

Summer is coming

Posted on June 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

While I visited the little Swedish village of Flen for our international meeting, spring slowly turned into summer. The early plant species of the season were still in full glory everywhere, but the next generation was already taking their positions. This marks the most diverse … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden | Tagged Ecology, Flowers, Gardens, Hiking, Insects, Nature, Nature photography, PhD, Photography, Plants, Scandinavia, Science, Spring, Sweden, Travel, Travelling | Leave a comment

Follow your nose

Posted on May 18, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

In between the corrections of the reports of my students in the course on forest types, I took some free time roaming through little forest patches in the southern half of Flanders, close to the capital. It was in one of these patches that I stumbled on … Continue reading →