Thursday 18 July

Sunny morning

 Himalayan Balsam - Impatiens glandulifera we are going to have to find an answer to this - watched a programme the other day about Beavers and as they are vegetarians could be the answer, well that's the theory put forward by the programme. The thought that crossed my mind was we have not had any beavers in Lancashire for 100s of years apart from the ones at Martin Mere for the public to view, there is an on going release project but I think it is in Scotland and if we do release some here it will take a while to establish, you get my point we need to be doing it now and not keep looking for answers to a problem that has taken over.

I love this flower and its cousins (morning glory), pity it is so invasive, in the wild it seems to be kept in check by nature but in our gardens it can become a nightmare. I am always warning against this and other plants that like to take control. Still it's a beauty and the insects love it.

Large Bindweed - Calystegia silvatica

Take Care

Thursday 13 September

Damp morning

Billy the Winner of Grade 7 at the Shrewsbury show last weekend

 Bramble - Rubus fruticosus

 Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus

Large Bindweed - Calystegia silvatica

Take Care

Thursday 6 September

Dry Morning

 Hedge Bindweed - Calystegia sepium

 Hoverfly that I have had ID as a newly emerged Eristalis tenax

Tern Raft

Take Care

Thursday 30 August

Wet morning

 Hoverfly in Large Bindweed

Redshank - Persicaria maculosa

TakeCare

Tuesday 7 August

Damp morning

 Common Fleabane - Pulicaria dysenterica

 Hedge Bindweed - Calystegia sepium

Snowberry - Symphoricarpos albus

Take Care

Friday 20 July

Rain this morning

 Honeysuckle  - Lonicera periclymenum

 Large Bindweed - Calystegia silvatica

 Tufted Vetch - Vicia cracca

Wood Avens - Geum urbanum

Take Care

Monday 22 August

Dry morning.

Up to the Lower Burgh Meadow & pond

 Bulrush - Typha latifolia

 Gatekeeper

 Hedge Bindweed - Calystegia sepium

 Meg

 Montbretia - Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

 Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur

 Prickley Sow Thistle - Sonchus asper

 Purple Loosestrife - Lythrum salicaria

 Ragged Robin - Lychnis flos-cuculi

 Red Admiral

 Speckled Wood

Tachinid Fly - Tachina fera

Take Care.

Sunday 31 July

Sunshine again - we just enjoyed the walk this morning, so it's just the lovely little convolvulus.

 Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

 Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

Take Care.

Friday 15 July

Today is a mixed bag of goodies.

Dry this morning we had a good walk around the woods.

 The Gate to Primrose Hill

 Smaller Cat's-tail - Phleum bertolonii

We met Sue and the Tribe and it's been a long time since we had some photos of them

 Toots leading with Teddy & Billy probably saying we give up you can have the ball.

 Billy & Teddy 

 Toots & Billy

Billy

 No She is not one of the tribe, well I suppose she is as this is Sally and belong's to one of Sue's Son's. I have been meaning to put these photos that Sue sent me on the blog for a while - 

Sally is a Collie x Springer Spaniel, that is a lively mix.

We were back in Knot End later in the day.

Hare's-foot Clover - Trifolium arvense this is all over the sea wall.

Hare's-foot Clover - Trifolium arvense

Cinnabar Caterpillar not many about this year.

Lamb's-ear - Stachys byzantina only the one plant.

Weld - Reseda luteola gone to seed.

White Stonecrop - Sedum album

Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

Common Restharrow - Ononis repens

Canadian Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis

One of the local farmer's who was trying to get his hay in said that he hoped to get it in today as it was going to be bad weather tonight.

He was right the rain was torrential

Take Care