Tricky-CRS Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I am looking at modelling part of the Helston branch in N Gauge, but would like some pictures of Cornish hedges in spring to see what colours and plants are involved. The layout will be based in March / April towards the end of the lines passenger operations. Please can anyone help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2013 If only you'd asked a couple of months ago.... Basically, damp colours, so darker matt greens, daffodils everywhere (wild and in fields), some gorse, but not very yellow (quite striking today when I went for a walk !). Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Hi, You could always have a look at John Vaughans book called "Cornish Railways". Lots of excellent reference photos in there, and all in colour! Good luck with the layout and make sure you keep us all informed of its progress. Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Triang Paul Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Various searches on Flikr will give results in colour. Weather dependant, basically the season starts with the browns and faded greens of winter's bare branches, old grass etc. First out is fresh grass and yellow Celindine. Then comes the Daffodils followed by new tree leaves. Then comes the Dandelions and white Blackthorn flower with yellow Gorse. By now it should be late april. Then comes the rest of the tree leaves ( Oak,Ash ) with Bluebells and whitebells with the odd pink Campion. By mid may the white mayflower of the Hawthorn should be in out full along with white Hedge Garlic and various Cow Parslies. In shelterd spots, this should happen earlier than wilder places. My daily HN to PZ run has summer arriving a week earlier at the Marizion bypass than anywhere else due to the shelter of Pine trees ! By June, the greens are not so bright. The orange of a bulb i cant spell but begins with M should start to appear. Unless of course the sun stays away - i saw ny first Swallow only on may 7 this year and only TWO butterflies have been seen - disasterous. There is a complete helston branch photographic walk from several years back somewhere online and an O gauge layout is on the circuit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Thank you all for the replies, I may start a layout thread at some point, when I am ready. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 I have bumped this now as it is getting closer to the spring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Please could anyone take a picture of gorse in flower around Helston to help gauge the green as it varies around the country? Also a picture of a none flared hedge in the flower? Thank you in advance for any assistance that can be offered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rods_of_Revolution Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I came across this: http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/cornwall/helston/pictures/556261-gorse-hedge/ Hopefully it's of some use? Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted March 7, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2014 Would you be happy with gorse near Redruth instead? If so I'll take a couple of pics in the sunshine tomorrow. Not noticed any of the hedges in flower yet down here, I think every things been blown away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Hi Kris Redruth will be great thank you, hedges not sure when in flower so if you see one and are able to take picture that would be great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 This site - http://cornwallcam.co.uk/ - is updated regularly with Cornwall pix - just have to keep looking and wait. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Triang Paul Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Tops of Gorse are coming out btwn Helston and PZ but quite a bit seem to be topped last autumn so not yet natural shape. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted March 8, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2014 Photos taken, just need to download and process them, so they should be up later this evening. The Gorse is smelling lovely and coconutty today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted March 8, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2014 Right, back from the beach. These photos were taken about 2pm looking North(ish). The site is part of an old mine and the ground is stuffed full of mining waste that is only a few inches below the surface. This was part of a much larger stand of gorse that was partially removed last summer. In places the gorse is 10-15ft tall. The smaller gorse bush is regrowth from last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 "When gorse is in blossom, kissing's in season" Not such bad news, as most gorse south of Scotland is a mix of the common gorse (flowering from January to June) and the western gorse(flowering July to December) - or in the south and east dwarf gorse, also flowering July to December. From Richard Mabey, Flora Britannica.1996 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2014 Not a comment about colour, but size. A friend and I made a visit to Helston many years ago (to sample beer at what was then a rare home-brew pub). We travelled from Penzance by double-deck bus and enjoyed superb views from the top deck. The hedges are big and the roads set down between banks/walls on which the hedges are planted. If we had not been on a double-deck bus, we would have seen nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2014 A friend and I made a visit to Helston many years ago (to sample beer at what was then a rare home-brew pub). Blue Anchor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyH Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Most likely. The home of spingo and middle, and many a lost evening! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Triang Paul Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 As the wife killed the car, im on said bus every work day - top deck, catching it from said pub....... ! A nice way to travel apart from the Northern Counties bodywork........ ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 There is quite a lot of gorse on the low moors around the golf course here......if i remember that far ahead Ill take a picture sometime in July when in might flower Don't forget the occasional foxgloves that flower along the hedgerows later in the Spring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Triang Paul Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 The Celendine is putting on a good show this year, much better than last year. 9 Small Tortoiseshell butterflies in one day ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hi Looked back at some pictures taken near Redruth on 30 Mar '08. The first picture is taken from Ladd's Bridge looking towards Camborne....The concrete works are on the right hand side 159106 doing the honours on a Sunday only service to Waterloo from Penzance... Then looking towards Redruth & then from the bridge in the last picture looking back to Ladds Bridge Not quite Helston & certainly not managed cuttings .but they do show gorse in a natural growing environment.... On other pics all trees are leafless & there is loads of last years dead growth..... Looking at the trees today the sycamore is just about thinking of bursting into life, but that's quite early..... From memory Foxgloves appear later...June I think.... Hope these are of use... Cheers Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hi Had a further delve & found these......Taken on 31 5 '09 Foxgloves,buttercups & hawthorne in full bloom.... This would be late spring early summer...... The problem with spring is it is really a time when plants are springing to life rather than having sprung,so what Stubby47 says a lot earlier about dull subdued colours is about right.....with few a few exceptions of course ie.gorse,daffodils,wild garlic..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack00 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Nice picture of that 159 Bill! And gorse...! Cheers Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
treggyman Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hi Jack Yeah, shame that service has now gone......From a stock variety point of view anyway..... Gorse pics any use for StAgnes? Cheers Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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