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

Sunday 21 July

Dry & Mild

 Big Lodge view

Pink flowered Bramble - Rubus fruticosus they are common in Lancashire. 

 Field Rose - Rosa arvensis

 Raspberry - Rubus idaeus had a good crop this year.

 Tomato - Lycopersicon esculentum found growing in a pavement nick, it won't get much to grow much more - I have no doubt it will meet with the weed killer or just pulled.

Flowers and a few tiny fruits on it.

Take Care

Saturday 7 July

Dry

 Common Knapweed  - Centaurea nigra

 Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina

 Mock-orange - Philadelphus coronarius

 Raspberry - Rubus idaeus

Tufted Vetch - Vicia cracca

Take Care

Tuesday 12 July

Dry morning.

Wild Angelica Bud - Angelica sylvestris

Wild Angelica Leaves - Angelica sylvestris

Wild Angelica - Angelica sylvestris

2 Spot Ladybird

Common Chickweed - Stellaria media

 

Raspberry - Rubus idaeus

Red Dead-nettle - Lamium purpureum

Red Dead-nettle - Lamium purpureum

Creeping Jenny - Lysimachia nummularia

Smooth Hawk's-beard - Crepis capillaris

Smooth Hawk's-beard - Crepis capillaris

Take Care.

Monday 27 June

Dry hot morning.

 New path and old channel near the weir.

 Weir & Fishladder

 Path behind the weir.

 Drybones Cottage Outbuildings

 Drybones Old Toilet

 Common Valerian - Valeriana officinalis

 Foxglove - Digitalis purpurea leaning against the tree.

 Enchanter's Nightshade - Circaea lutetiana

 Raspberry - Rubus idaeus

 Peacock Caterpillars they are growing but not many about.

 White Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii

 Small Skipper

 Speckled Wood

Water Forgetmenot -  Myosotis scorpioides

Take Care.

Tuesday 31 May

Dry Morning.

 Caddis Fly - just look at the length of the antennae.

 Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii

 Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii

The Himalayan on the left versus our native Yellow Balsam at the moment all round it but next year the seeds from this one plant could out number this patch.

 Raspberry - Rubus idaeus

 Raspberry - Rubus idaeus

 Remote Sedge - Carex remota

Wood Speedwell Seed - Veronica montana

Take Care