Country diary: You think you’ve seen it all, then you buy a UV torch | Mark Cocker

Country diary: You think you’ve seen it all, then you buy a UV torch | Mark Cocker

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/07/country-diary-you-think-youve-seen-it-all-then-you-buy-a-uv-torch

Lightwood, Derbyshire: Shine it on a simple green plant like moss or saxifrage and they become glittering, baroque jewels

I’m blaming my fellow diarist Kate Blincoe. Recently, she extolled the joys of a UV torch, on the strength of which I bought one, have become addicted and now see the world entirely anew.