Wednesday 14 May

Good Morning at Knott End on Sea

 Birdsfoot Trefoil - Lotus corniculatus

 Chives - Allium schoenoprasum

 Chives - Allium schoenoprasum

 Common Scurvey Grass - Cochlearia officinalis

 Dovesfoot Cranesbill - Geranium molle

Looking toward Fleetwood

View over the bay towards Cumbria

Saltmarsh & across Morecambe Bay toward the nuclear power station - the windmills are much safer

Windmills in Morecambe Bay

 Red Valerian - Centranthus ruber

 Rhododendron - Rhododendron ponticum

 Snow-in-summer - Cerastium tomentosum

Wild Radish - Raphanus raphanistrum

Take Care

Friday 15 April

Lovely morning on the beach at Knot End

Arnold & Meg on the beach

Chives - Allium schoenoprasum

Common Scurvey Grass - Cochlearia officinalis

Common Scurvey Grass - Cochlearia officinalis

Common Scurvey Grass - Cochlearia officinalis

Common Whelk Egg Cases - Buccinum undatum we found lots of these and I wondered what they could be, my first thought was a seaweed of some sort, Whelks never crossed my mind, they are laid and attached to a solid surface, when the first eggs hatch they begin to feed on the other eggs. The empty cases eventually break free - must be a lot of whelks still out there even though they are on the menu in lots of places.

Dandelion suffering from Fasciation

Misty View to Fleetwood

Fungi

Garden Grape Hyacinth - Muscari armeniacum

Goat Willow - Salix caprea

Shepherd's Purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris

Spanish Bluebells - Hyacinthoides hispanica

Take Care.

Thursday 14 April

Catch up again, first three in the Yarrow Valley

Welsh Poppy in bud - Meconopsis cambrica

Wood Forgetmenot

On the footpath near the rucks - just one small wound almost like a air pellet shot, no sign of any other wounds.

On to Knot End on Sea - all found on the Sea Wall

Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa

Common Chickweed - Stellaria media

Common Scurvey Grass - Cochlearia officinalis

Common Scurvey Grass - Cochlearia officinalis

Dames Violet - Hesperis Matronalis

Garden Grape Hyacinth - Muscari armeniacum

Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata

Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum

Rape - Brassica napus

Rape - Brassica napus

Red Dead-nettle - Lamium purpureum

Red Dead-nettle - Lamium purpureum

White Dead Nettle - Lamium album

Take Care