Monday 2 June

Near the Lower Burgh on another beautiful day

 Bracken - Pteridium aquilinum - considered a pest by some but it's our own and I like it

 Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii hundreds open at the moment

Ground Elder - Aegopodium podagraria definitely keep this one away from your garden, it's hard to eradicate

Take Care  

Wednesday 20 March

Dry morning - went onto the Lower Burgh

All the flowers are behind - due to the changeable weather 

 Cherry Laurel - Prunus laurocerasus

 Gorse - Ulex europaeus

 Colt's-foot - Tussilago farfara

 Ground Elder - Aegopodium podagraria

Lords & Ladies - Arum maculatum

Take Care

Wednesday 21 March

Dry day

 7 Spot Ladybird

 Alexanders - Smyrnium olusatrum

 Alexanders - Smyrnium olusatrum

 Box - Buxus sempervirens

 Colt's-foot - Tussilago farfara

 Cowslip - Primula veris

 Cowslip - Primula veris

Dog's Mercury - Mercurialis perennis

 Forsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. xintermedia

 Fox found dead by the roadside

 Great Scented Liverwort - Conocephalum conicum

 Great Scented Liverwort - Conocephalum conicum

 Ground Elder - Aegopodium podagraria

 Ramsons - Allium ursinum

 Welsh Poppy - Meconopsis cambrica

 Yarrow Valley View

 Yarrow Valley View

Yarrow Valley View

Take Care

Wednesday 11 May

Another warm dry day.

We headed for the Lower Burgh Meadow.

 Apple Mint Leaves - Mentha x villosa - the best mint for the table.

 Birdsfoot Trefoil - Lotus corniculatus

 Brooklime - Veronica beccabunga

 Brooklime - Veronica beccabunga

 Common Figwort leaves - Scrophularia nodosa var. bobartii

 Cut-leaved Cranesbill - Geranium dissectum

 Cut-leaved Cranesbill - Geranium dissectum

 Field Forget Me Not - Myosotis arvensis

 Germander Speedwell - Veronica chamaedrys

 Ground Elder - Aegopodium podagraria

 Lesser Trefoil  - Trifolium dubium

 Ragged Robin - Lychnis flos-cuculi

 Ragged Robin - Lychnis flos-cuculi

 Rape - Brassica napus

 Silverweed - Potentilla anserina

 Sweet Cicely - Myrrhis odorata seeds forming.

Yellow Rattle - Rhianthus minor

Take Care.

Wednesday 23 March

Another lovely day - we set off for the Lower Burgh Meadow.

Fed the birds as we passed.

Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera

Daffodils

Goat Willow - Salix caprea

Gorse - Ulex europaeus

Ground Elder leaves - Aegopodium podagraria

The Long Tail Tit nest is still growing.

It is almost impossible to see from other angles.

Managed to get another bit of video.