Saturday 31 March

Dry Morning -Temperature at 6am 45.7 Fahrenheit 

 Burnet Rose - Rosa spinosissima

 Goat Willow - Salix caprea

 Hairy Wood-rush - Luzula pilosa

 Ramsons - Allium ursinum

 Red Campion - Silene dioica

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Take Care

Saturday 17 March

Raining

 Hairy Wood-rush - Luzula pilosa

 Lord & Ladies - Arum maculatum

 Meadowsweet leaves just showing - Filipendula ulmaria

Yew - Taxus baccata found another sapling this time it is in the park, not very accessible, a good thing in one way but it does need to be protected.

Take Care

Friday 8 April

Mild & dry, we walked down to Dry Bones to look at the remains of the cottage it has been demolished, it wasn't safe after the fires, pity it is a lovely spot by the river.

 Bluebells - Hyacinthoides non-scripta

 Common Dog Violet - Viola riviniana

 Dandelion - Taraxacum

 Hairy Wood-rush - Luzula pilosa

 7 Spot Ladybird

 Lungwort - Pulmonaria officinalis

 Thale Cress - Arabidopsis thaliiana

 White Forget-me-not

Wood Forget-me-not - Myosotis sylvatica

Take Care.

Tuesday 21 April

We set off on a dry morning, the sun was trying it's best to show.

Only the two of us again.

When we are on our own we tend to drift from area to area checking for new growth and new plants.

Not a new one but quite a patch of it, with plenty in the area - Wood Sage just leaves at the moment.

Common Dog Violet - we are getting little patches all over the valley.
Red Campion

Hairy Wood Rush

Hairy Wood Rush Flowers

Lily of the Valley - the flowers are not open yet, quite a few plants this year.

Lords & Ladies

With the spotted leaves - these are said to be the most common but around here they are mainly unspotted.

Sycamore Flowers

Meadow Buttercup

Cuckoo Flower

Remains of a kill

Spring Wood

The Castle Tree Stump.

Horse Chestnut Buds.

Oak buds ready to burst.

Tadpoles in the weir channel.

Heading toward home on the path between the river and the Top Lodge.

Wednesday 8 April

Mild, damp morning we had a walk towards Dry Bones first, there has been a lot of vandalism round the small area.

Lot's of the hazel and young trees damaged, the cottage has had at least one window put in.

Bluebells are out in number now.

Wood Sorrel
Common Dog Violet

Dry Bones Cottage

Hairy Wood Rush lots in flower.

Comfrey Lords & Ladies almost open.

The pond near Burgh Lane South almost dry, no tadpoles this year.

Had a ride to Morecambe in the afternoon.

It was a lovely afternoon but very windy, Meg had a good time.