Duxbury Ramblers: snail

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Thursday 14 August

Another dry morning on the Lower Burgh

The Hogweed seeds must be good as the slug is at least 5 foot of the ground

Three quarters way up was the snail

That's a fair shell to haul up for a bit of dinner

We went to the Spinners Arms at Cowling for dinner

On the car park we felt lots of eyes watching us - on looking up we spied the cattle all trying to get under the small trees - they must have known we were in for a down pour as it started raining as we set off home.

Take Care

Monday, July 14, 2014

Wednesday 2 July

Good sunny morning

When I saw the snail I almost missed the fact that normally in the valley we get White Lipped Snails, this is the first Brown Lipped Snail I have found in the valley.

Great Willowherb - Epilobium hirsutum

It's in flower and still spreading, Himalayan Balsam - Impatiens glandulifera

Marsh Woundwort - Stachys palustris

Tormentil - Potentilla erecta

Take Care

Monday, June 23, 2014

Sunday 8 June

Another sunny morning that had all sorts of goodies out for us to look at.

I had to put three photos up of this tiny (less than an inch across) day flying moth, I counted over 10 fluttering about on the rucks - I had never seen them before but perhaps I just did not notice them, any way a first sighting for me.

I loved the colour and the white tinge to the wing edge

Chimney Sweep - Odezia atrata

Common Bistort - Persicaria bistorta

Currant Gall - Neuroterus quercusbaccarum another of the galls that the oak is host to.

Sputnik Spider - Paidiscura pallens found it on the same oak tree we found the weird spider egg sac last year.

I am still waiting for an ID for this snail - looked like a Rams Horn, but not quite right.

Take Care

Friday, May 09, 2014

Tuesday 29 April

The weather was forecast fog and it was misty but soon burned off.

Misty view of the Big Lodge

Bugle - Ajuga reptans looking wonderful

Garden Snail lost it's way as it is sat on one of the lodge fence posts

Woodruff - Galium odoratum now in full flower - given the chance this is a good ground covering plant - perhaps too good in some places.

Take Care

Friday, April 11, 2014

Thursday 3 April

Another good morning with plenty to see

Mini apples Golden Hornet - Malus

Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum

White Lipped Snail

Ivy-leaved Toadflax - Cymbalaria muralis

Meg once again without her muzzle she has found another tennis ball so we let her have a play with it, we let her have about 15 minutes then it's back to the muzzle.

She is saying just another 5 minutes

Take Care

Monday, July 22, 2013

Saturday 29 June

Dry morning

Dotted Loosestrife - Lysimachia puntacta

I think this is Great Pond Snail waiting for confirmation - It has been ID as an Amber Snail.
I may have seen it before but just thought it was a Great Pond Snail, so a first for me.

Black Headed Gulls avoiding the tern rafts as they are nesting and in keep clear mode.

Old roots that I always thought looked like steps and now I think they may well have been used long ago - bricks at the base look like they were put in to help.

Weir

Wood Avens - Geum urbanum

Take Care

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Monday 9 July

Damp

Great Crested Grebes - I love the way the youngsters mimic the parent bird.

George & Arnold watching the Grebes

Purple Toadflax - Linaria purpurea

Butterbur - Petasites hybridus must be tasty for someone

One of the culprits that is enjoying the Butterbur leaves

Take Care

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Sunday 3 June

Raining this morning

Snail was enjoying the damp weather

Take Care

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Saturday 19 May

Raining this morning

Bittersweet - Solanum dulcamara

Broom - Cytisus scoparius

Young Crow

The noisy parents dive bombed us, letting us now they had young on the ground, it was right next to me when I looked down. One of them followed for a few hundred yards.