Sunday 26 April

Good Morning

 Ash - Fraxinus excelsior

 Cherry Laurel - Prunus laurocerasus

 Cuckooflower - Cardamine pratensis

 Dog's Mercury - Mercurialis perennis

 Dog's Mercury - Mercurialis perennis

 Green Figwort - Scrophularia umbrosa

 Ground Ivy - Glechoma hederacea

 Ground Ivy - Glechoma hederacea

 Pied Wagtail

Ramsons - Allium ursinum

Take Care

Saturday 14 February

We walked up to the Lower Burgh this morning - I have not been up for ages it's too depressing, it has been mowed flat as a bowling green apart from a small patch of reed bed, there are no hiding places for wild life, it's desolate and totally uninteresting, I hope that the mower stays away for the next year to allow some recovery, I doubt it though as it reminds me of the strimming of undergrowth once the machine is running they can't stop and you have a bald patch which takes ages to grow back.

Planted by a memorial bench Dutch Crocus - Crocus x stellaris

 Late this year but finally found one in flower, Lesser Celandine  - Ficaria verna

This is the large Goat Willow - Salix caprea that glistens in the sunshine when in flower, it will stand out this year as there is nothing else to look at.

 There are plenty of Gorse - Ulex europaeus shrubs on the Lower Burgh

Plenty of  Snowdrops - Galanthus nivalis open now, most have been planted but we still see the odd group in odd places, found two small groups in a hedgerow this morning.

Take Care

Sunday 10 August

We went on to the lower burgh this morning, Meg ran herself silly chasing everything that moved.

I have been waiting for the Melilot seeds to start ripening to add to my wild patch if they will grow.

These are Tall Melilot and to me the best way to ensure the species, as Ribbed Melilot is too much like it's cousin, Tall has black ripe seeds and ribbed has brown, as the kids say today "simple".

 The first photo was taken with flash 

 Tall Melilot - Melilotus altissima

This one was taken in natural light

Text book: nice and black.

Take Care

Friday 25 July

Walk on the Burgh

 Cinnabar Caterpillars

 Broad Leaved Helleborine - Epipactus helleborine

The Black/Purple Rosehip of the Burnet Rose - Rosa spinosissima

Take Care

Saturday 12 July

Another warm sunny day, plenty of insects about, the butterflies would not settle for too long but we managed this one

Meadow Brown

Take Care

Sunday 6 July

Thought I might solve my blog problem by adding just one photo for a while till I can catch up - nothing ventured nothing gained :)

A beautiful Red Admiral butterfly

Take Care

Monday 30 June

Sunny day

 Black Medick - Medicago lupulina

 Cinnabar Catapillars

 Common Poppy - Papaver rhoeas

 Still waiting for the Corn-cockle - Agrostemma githago to flower

 Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus

 Gatekeeper

 Goat's Rue - Galega officinalis

Leaf & tendrils Meadow Vetchling - Lathyrus pratensis

 Meadow Vetchling - Lathyrus pratensis

 Meadowsweet - Filipendula ulmaria

 Perforate St John's Wort - Hypericum perforatum

 Purple Loosestrife - Lythrum salicaria

 Red Bartsia - Odontites vernus

 Scarlet Pimpernel - Anagallis arvensis

 Self Heal - Prunella vulgaris

 Tall Melilot - Melilotus altissima

White version of Red Clover - Trifolium pratense, not a rarity but have to say it's the first time I have come across it, we get red, zig zag, alsike & white on the meadow this just stood out - it made the white clover look like it needed a persil wash.

Take Care