Friday 7 June

Weather good so we are back at Knott End.

Field Forget Me Not - Myosotis arvensis

Common Mallow - Malva Sylvestris

Take Care

Tuesday 23 October

Warm

We had our walk along the wall with Meg avoiding the beach as the tide had just gone out.

 This large flock of Pink-footed Geese came from either Cockerham Sands or Pilling Marshes, it was amazing to watch them.

Some landed way down the beach possibly following the tide as it was going out.

 Common Mallow - Malva Sylvestris

 Red Valerian - Centranthus ruber

Wild Radish - Raphanus raphanistrum

Take Care.

Friday 10 June

Dry Morning and we strolled round Primrose Hill & Spring Wood.

 Creeping Thistle Buds - Circium arvense

 Creeping Thistle almost open - Circium arvense

 Marsh Thistle White Form - Cirsium palustre

 Soft Rush - Juncus effusus

 Soft Rush - Juncus effusus

Spear Thistle Buds - Circium vulgare

We were at Knott End before dinner, the weather was perfect.

 Common Mallow - Malva Sylvestris

 Common Mallow - Malva Sylvestris

 Dovesfoot Cranesbill - Geranium molle

 Looking across Morecambe Bay toward Lancaster - I think the white buildings to the left are the University

 Rest-harrow - Ononis repens

 Sea Mayweed - tripleurospermum maritimum

 Wall Barley - Hordeum murinum

 Weld - Reseda luteola

 Wild Carrot - Daucus carota

Wild Carrot - Daucus carota

Take Care.

Friday 27 May

Dry Morning.

I found this in my back garden among the Red Clover a 14 Spot Ladybird - Propylea 14-punctata.

It had to come for a photo and then back to keeping the greenfly down.

14 Spot Ladybird - Propylea 14-punctata

 Broad Leaved Willowherb - Epilobium montanum

 Common Mallow - Malva Sylvestris growing in a nick on the pavement near home.

 Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii

 Crane Fly this one is a male.

 Cuckooflower -  Cardamine pratensis

 Dandelion - Taraxacum

 Fox-and-cubs - Pilosella aurantiaca another that has crept onto the pavement.

 Oriental Poppy - Papaver pseudoorientale

 Prickley Sow Thistle - Sonchus asper

 Prickley Sow Thistle - Sonchus asper

 Red Valerian - Centranthus ruber

 

Yellow Rattle - Rhianthus minor

Take Care.

Saturday 30 April

Knott End the beach early morning, miles of it to ourselves.

 Arnold & Meg

 Thought this might be the Wheatear we saw on the wall but it was so far away and I am no birder.

 Common cockle - Cerastoderma edule

 Common Mallow Leaves - Malva Sylvestris

 Common Mussel - Mytilus edulis

 Large piece of driftwood - it would have looked good in the garden.

 Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale

 Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale

 Japanese Rose - Rosa rugosa

 Japanese Rose - Rosa rugosa with earwig 

 Knotted Wrack - Ascophyllum nodosum

 Meg stalking the Crocodile Driftwood.

 I actually got an ID for this shell but I have left the notes at Knott End - will have to wait till our next visit.

 Spiral  Wrack - Fucus spiralis

 Thrift - Armeria maritima

 Welsh Poppy - Meconopsis cambrica

Welsh Poppy Seed Head - Meconopsis cambrica

Take Care.