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

Tuesday 14 April

A good walk down the Yarrow Valley

 Primula vulgaris ‘Double Lilac, planted by someone

Wild Garlic or Ramsons - Allium ursinum

 A few Roses in the River Yarrow this morning - a memory for someone

Robin peeping from her nest

 

A little gem Shining Cranesbill - Geranium lucidum

Top Lodge

 

Wood Sorrel - Oxalis acetosella

Take Care

Easter Monday 6 April

Good walking morning

 The fertile stems of Great Horsetail - Equisetum telmateia now pushing through, we will soon see the more familiar sterile stems.

Large areas now covered with Lesser Celandine  - Ficaria verna

The flowers will soon be open on the Wild Garlic/Ramsons - Allium ursinum - the smell of garlic has already started to fill the valley.

Take Care

Tuesday 8 April

Another good morning

 Butterbur - Petasites hybridus leaves just showing

 King Alfred's Cakes

 King Alfred's Cakes Think he burnt these :)

Meg on the hunt

Wild Garlic, Ramsons - Allium ursinum some tasty leaves for the salad

Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus

Take Care

Sunday 30 March

Flowers & Trees from Sunday

Blue Anemone - Anemone apennina

Bugle - Ajuga reptans

Colt's-foot - Tussilago farfara

Common Dog Voilet - Viola riviniana

Cowslip - Primula veris

Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum

Ivy - Hedera helix

Ramsons - Allium ursinum

Teasel - Dipsacus fullonum

Wavy Bitter-cress - Cardamine flexuosa

Take Care

Sunday 2 March

More from Sunday

Beech with Canker

 Cow Parsley - Anthriscus sylvestris

Lichen

 Polypodium

 Ramsons - Allium ursinum

Swans 

Take Care

Sunday 12 May

Damp this morning and the valley was full of the smell of Wild Garlic, the leaves are wonderful in a salad or a sandwich.

Wild Garlic or Ramsons - Allium ursinum

Take Care

Wednesday 3 April

Below freezing and the sun is out again.

Geese landing on the Big Lodge 

The garden roller in the river, 

 Ramsons - Allium ursinum also called Wild Garlic.

The Small Lodge

Take Care

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