Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

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@hoopydawn.bsky.social Welcome to Who or What am I? Play any Thursday that the spirit moves you. The answers will come from our meadows, the Centre or the community gardens.

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Who or What am I? Correct Answerers: @pierkisser.bsky.social @borderbloke.bsky.social @flitzemoppel.bsky.social

Special congratulations to @hoopydawn.bsky.social

Who or What am I? Answer: Brimstone. Unusually it's sexually immature when it pupates. A reproductive diapause aligns the its complete life cycle to seasonal changes in the environment to ensure that further development occurs in the most suitable conditions. The photo is from Butterfly Conservation

Who or What am I? Hint 2: Distinctive, leaf-shaped wings characteristically veiny. The wings of the female are very pale green, almost white, and males have yellow-green underwings and yellow upperwings. Both have a small orange spot on each wing. Answer here at 8pm

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Bonjour right back at you

Is 7 better for you than 8?

Who or What am I? Hint 1:One of the earliest spring butterflies (we saw one yesterday!). It is said by some to be the one from which the word 'butterfly' originates. Second hint at noon.

It is Wild Garlic Week here at the Centre! These wild garlic and cheese scones are always a hit in the Cafe, we hope that they will be as big a hit in your home. Please follow the foragers code when you pick some You can find the recipe on our website www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk/recipes

It was good, I was in a hurry tsk tsk

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You did, I meant to put 'the punniest answer on the correct answerers tweet - and then didn't. My apologies. Please let everyone know you were correct.

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Who or What am I? Correct Answerers: @flitzemoppel.bsky.social @shropsfidgetpie.bsky.social @debfielden.bsky.social @borderbloke.bsky.social

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Who or What am I? Hint 2: It has smooth-edged, oval, evergreen leaves on distinctly forked woody stems, and waxy, white toxic berries that it bears in clusters of two to six. Answer here at 8 tonight

Who or What am I? Hint 1: Hemiparasite, it has the widest host range of all its relatives, including apple, lime, hawthorn, and poplars. It features in the folklore of many cultures. Second hint now as I am in a school again.

Today's and yesterday took me 6 tries, and adding insult to injury wordbot gave me 0 for two of my words

Did you miss our Mexican lamb supper feast on Saturday or you there and want to recreate it? The recipe for the slow cooked Barbacoa with Pico di Galo, Guacamole and corn tortillas is now on our website www.shropshirehillsdiscoverycentre.co.uk/recipes

Oh, wonderful!

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⚠️ We've had reports of seabirds washing up. Please report ALL species of dead birds ⬇️

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true, but apparently, you were alone, outstanding in your field - just like the tree

Who or What am I? Answer: Black Walnut The nuts can be eaten, the wood is highly prized, the crushed walnut shells can be used as an abrasive and the husk of the nuts can be used as a dye. Fun fact the roots of a 40-foot-tall tree might stretch out 160 feet.

I announced the winner of Who or What am I? without putting up the answer😂🤣

Our black walnut stands all by itself in the middle of a field and it will be amazing when it grows up

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Who or What am I? Correct Answerers: @borderbloke.bsky.social

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Once again it is Thursday

Who or What am I? Hint 1: It gets its name from its dark, heavily ridged bark which has this look even when it is still young – it is slow growing, it will be 50 before it reaches its maximum height. It is native to central and eastern North America. Second hint at noon.

It is not always easy to find the earlier hint, so here it is