In article , Charlie
Pridham writes

"gray" wrote in message
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Any ideas of the following seeds that were given to me this autumn

http://www.balesfield.co.uk/temp/seed1.jpg

and

Looks a bit like beech tree seeds

It's not Fagus sylvatica though, because the outer case doesn't have
'spines' and the seeds themselves aren't triangular.

It looks very familiar, but I can't think what - I did have a wild guess
of magnolia, but googling suggests that's rubbish. It's something
equally obvious, I think, and it's infuriating that I can't remember!
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"