Friday 13 June

Glorious morning and we were orchid hunting, we soon found our first photo, not the rarest but becoming so in our valley due to constant upheaval. I had 8 pin pointed on gps no sign of them, so moved on to fresh areas and we found some, all the rest were a wonderful bonus 

 Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera

 Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii

 Marsh Thistle - Cirsium palustre

 Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis

 Rough Hawkbit - Leontodon hispidus

 Tufted Vetch - Vicia cracca

White Campion - Silene latifolia

Take Care

Wednesday 29 June

Dry morning for our walk over the Lower Burgh Meadow, it was alive with colour.

Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria

Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera  - Managed to find another plant but the one with buds on has vanished completely, hope it has just been eaten by slugs.

Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera

Common Poppy - Papaver rhoeas

Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Not really a fly person but these just made me look twice - all sun bathing in the same direction and angle.

Great Willowherb - Epilobium hirsutum

Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil - Lotus pedunculatus

Musk Mallow - Malva moschata

Perforate St John's Wort - Hypericum perforatum

Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis

Red Bartsia - Odontites verna

Six Spot Burnet Moth

Tall Melilot - Melilotus altissima

Tall Melilot - Melilotus altissima

Viper's Bugloss - Echium vulgare

Viper's Bugloss - Echium vulgare

Water Dock - Rumex hydrolapathum

Take Care

Tuesday 14 June

On to the Lower Burgh Meadow this morning, we had an excellent two hours just wandering about and checking for the Bee Orchid - we weren't disappointed.

 Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera even though we have a good idea where to look they are not easy to spot, I think this one looks like it's laughing.

 Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera

 Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera two in this spot one in bud and the other has been eaten by slugs.

 Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis there are plenty of these in this area.

 Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii - all over the place this year.

 7 Spot Ladybird

 7 Spot Ladybird

 Green Sawfly - rhogogaster viridis on Perforate St John's Wort - Hypericum perforatum - it was a beautiful colour blending well with the leaf.

Perforate St John's Wort - Hypericum perforatum not in flower yet.

 Common Figwort - Scrophularia nodosa var. bobartii - another rarity on the meadow. Unfortunately it's being eaten away by the figwort weevil.

 Common Knapweed  - Centaurea nigra

 Common Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris

 Common Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris

 False Oat-grass - Arrhenatherum elatius

 Creeping Thistle - Circium arvense

 Creeping Thistle - Circium arvense

 Tufted Vetch - Vicia cracca

 Zigzag Clover - Trifolium medium

 Zigzag Clover - Trifolium medium

 Tern Raft in use.

On the way home we found Common Black Ground Beetle - Pterostichus melanarius. Not pretty to some but still a friend in the garden.

Take Care.

Wednesday 14 July

Damp this morning - we went up on to the Lower Burgh.

Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria

Amphibious Bistort - Persicaria amphibia

Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera

Cut-leaved Cranesbill - Geranium dissectum

Field Scabious - Knautia arvensis

Field Scabious - Knautia arvensis

Hoary Ragwort - Senecio erucifolius

Hoary Ragwort - Senecio erucifolius

Lady's Bedstraw - Galium verum

Musk Mallow - Malva moschata

Scented Mayweed - Matricaria recutita

Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

Take Care.