Wednesday 20 August

Up on the Lower Burgh again - 

Sneezewort is still used in herbal medicine and you can add the leaves to a salad . 

Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

Take Care

Friday 19 August

Dry again - 

 Bogbean - Menyanthes trifoliata

 Canadian Fleabane - Conyza canadensis

 Common Fleabane - Pulicaria dysenterica

 Fringed Water-lily - Nymphoides peltata

 Lesser Burdock - Arctium minus

 Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

 Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

 Tutsan - Hypericum androsaemum

Tutsan - Hypericum androsaemum

Take Care.

Wednesday 10 August

Wet, wet, wet.

The only reason the camera came out of the bag was the fact that I had not recorded these this year and the strimmers are about.

The area where the fat hen, swinecress, opium poppy, wheat etc., was growing has been strimmed. Does not bode good for the Columbine near the channel, looks like we will never see it flower.

 Hieracium vagum 

 Hieracium vagum

 Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

 Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

Take Care.

Wednesday 14 July

Damp this morning - we went up on to the Lower Burgh.

Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria

Amphibious Bistort - Persicaria amphibia

Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera

Cut-leaved Cranesbill - Geranium dissectum

Field Scabious - Knautia arvensis

Field Scabious - Knautia arvensis

Hoary Ragwort - Senecio erucifolius

Hoary Ragwort - Senecio erucifolius

Lady's Bedstraw - Galium verum

Musk Mallow - Malva moschata

Scented Mayweed - Matricaria recutita

Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

Take Care.

Sunday 2 August

Nice morning for a walk, we found Dawnie on Sunny Brow, we had a good time looking for plants and anything else of interest. We have noticed that the oaks seem to be having a bad time with galls - the trees look tatty, fortunately they usually recover.

Plenty of these Artichoke galls on the oaks this year.

Could not resist the colour of this Curled Dock.
That stray Meadow Foam has made it self at home.

Meadow Vetchling.

Scentless Mayweed

Sneezewort

Teasel

Plenty of White Lipped Banded Snails.

The Weir was out of action this morning - looks like a board has either been removed or broken, all the water is cascading down the fish ladder.

Doesn't it look bleak, hope it is soon back in action.