Tuesday 5 March

Just below freezing.

The sun came out taking the chill out of the air

Astley Hall home of the Charnock's this hall was built around 1665 previously a timber framed house had been built between 1575 - 1600

It was given to Chorley Council in 1922 

 Seagull

 Magnolia in the walled garden over 100 years old

 The two resident swans - I am sure the female is Lonely Lucy

 Petty Spurge - Euphorbia peplus

Water fountain in the grounds

Take Care

Tuesday 31 July

Dry dull morning 

 Cinnabar Caterpillar

 Common Glasswort - Salicornia europaea

 Wild Rabbit enjoying someone's garden

 Sea Mayweed - tripleurospermum maritimum

Seagull admiring the view

Take Care

Friday 30 September

Hot & Dry at Knott End.

 I enjoyed watching this Black Headed Gull on the beach finding tasty morsels.

Chives - Allium schoenoprasum seem to have come back to life. 

 We passed this man on the sea wall - no he's not making sandcastles, he's digging for lug worms.

 Drift Wood a lovely piece but too big & heavy to carry far.

 One of the horse's in the field.

 Jet Ski racing.

 Lapwing - the colours are lovely never noticed this before.

Long-headed Poppy - Papaver dubium subsp. dubium 

 Pheasant in moult

Sea Mayweed - tripleurospermum maritimum with a small tortoiseshell on it. 

 The tide was high today.

Wild Radish - Raphanus raphanistrum

Take Care.

Friday 14 August

Met Sue on Primrose Hill we walked and talked plus took some photos. When we got back to the lodges today we saw quite a few folk.

Another one from the wildbird seed - Bread Wheat

The seagull was still in the same place on the tern raft.

Devil's Bit Scabious ready to flower.
Showing the bracts from below.

Another one for the garden to attract the insects.

Beautiful flower

Fly agaric looking a little worse for wear - Sue found some down by Drybones in better condition, use to be a lot in the area - perhaps it's been too dry.

Gypsywort

Lots of it around the lodges.

Knapweed - I must get some in my garden - the insects love it.

Meadow Vetchling still flowering.