Friday 18 July

Easy one to ID the leaves are distinctive from first show - the plant is still used in herbal medicine and a black dye can also be produced from it. 

Gypsywort - Lycopus europaeus

Take Care

Wednesday 31 July

Another grand day

 Chicken of the Woods

 Gypsywort - Lycopus europaeus

 Marble Galls on Oak

 Raspberry - Rubus idaeus

 Spangle & Button Galls on Oak

Yellow Loosestrife - Lysimachia vulgaris

Take Care

Friday 3 August

Dry morning

This is the rayed form of Common Knapweed   - Centaurea nigra

 Evening Primrose - Oenothera

 Gypsywort - Lycopus europaeus

Footpath marker

Take Care

Tuesday 5 July

Dry again.

 Path through the Rucks

 Going down to the lodges.

 Fungi

 Large Bindweed - Calystegia silvatica

 Marsh Woundwort - Stachys palustris

 Gypsywort - Lycopus europaeus

Mock-orange - Philadelphus coronarius

Take Care.

Thursday 22 July

Damp again.

Gypsywort - Lycopus europaeus

Take Care

Friday 14 August

Met Sue on Primrose Hill we walked and talked plus took some photos. When we got back to the lodges today we saw quite a few folk.

Another one from the wildbird seed - Bread Wheat

The seagull was still in the same place on the tern raft.

Devil's Bit Scabious ready to flower.
Showing the bracts from below.

Another one for the garden to attract the insects.

Beautiful flower

Fly agaric looking a little worse for wear - Sue found some down by Drybones in better condition, use to be a lot in the area - perhaps it's been too dry.

Gypsywort

Lots of it around the lodges.

Knapweed - I must get some in my garden - the insects love it.

Meadow Vetchling still flowering.

Saturday 18 July

We met up on Primrose Hill - quite a group this morning with 9 dogs.

Straight up to look at what's been happening on the Barrow Field, we were surprised to find a large crater with two large and one small pipe into it. We were all mystified by this as we thought it was all done, suppose it makes sense to them.

Will be looking again next week.

Canary Grass - probably from wild bird feed.
Gypsywort

Harvey & Billy

Meg

Melilot not sure whether tall or ribbed - waiting for the seed pods.

Ramblers watching the Tern Raft.

Arnold & one of the rangers watching the Terns.

Not a good photo as the camera is mainly for it's macro ability for the flowers, but I think it shows how the chicks have grown in 10 days.

Thursday 14 May

Dry morning - we had a good walk.

Columbine in bud near big lodge - I can hardly wait to see the colour of the flower will it be blue or a garden form, first one for me in this area near the big lodge. No doubt it will self seed if it is allowed to.

I was amazed to see this Elder in flower, the other florets were still tightly closed without sign of opening.
Another new one to this area - Ground Ivy near the path to the weir.

Thought these two were going to start their courtship dance - but no they just carried on their separate ways,

Gypsywort Leaves

Red Campion

No sign of the dipper at the 2nd bridge.