Monday 24 May

Cloudy first thing so no sunshine, by the time we had finished our walk it was clear and the sun was warming up for another hot day.

Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna - it is a wonderful sight to see the hawthorns in the hedgerows full of flowers, they look like they are covered in snow.

Soon be in flower Dotted Loosestrife - Lysimachia puntacta

I have seen this in flower late May but this is another that is behind, Common Figwort - Scrophularia nodosa

Columbine - Aquilegia vulgaris

Bush Vetch - Vicia sepium

Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus

Silverweed - Potentilla anserina

Winter-cress - Barbarea vulgaris

Woodruff - Galium odoratum

Woodruff - Galium odoratum

Take Care.

Wednesday 7 April

On our own again, as we crossed the river at Sunny Brow this Wren wanted her photo taken.

She was posing for a few seconds.

Not a clue what she was after - perhaps she was watching me.

Hornbeam not a common tree at this end of the country.

We walked around the lodge this morning to see what was coming through.

Wood Anemone

Lesser Celandine

Field Wood-Rush a lovely patch and in flower. Not seen it in this area before.

 

I had gone to find this - it is Barren Strawberry. It's on the banking to the river wall. Quite a good sized patch.

Managed to get to it and photograph it plus a piece in my bag for checking.

 

Magnified 10 times the gaps between the petals are visible, this is easier to see when the flowers are fully open, the petals are slightly notched.

Nearby was Wavy Bitter-cress - six stamens.

Hazel Nuts in the making.

Butterbur leaves - not full sized yet.

Woodruff just through.

Dotted Loosestrife.

Darwin's Barberry almost in flower.

Wintercress coming up again same spot as last year.

 My first 7 spot ladybird on the forget me not leaves.

Take Care.

Tuesday 12 May

Dry again, we had a good walk. Took lots of photos mainly flowers. Have only used a few just to show you all what you are missing - all the trees are now in leaf and some in flower.

Debbie waiting for us in the distance on the Barrow Field (our nickname for it).

Red Clover

Red Clover

Rhododendron

Weigela

Weigela

Cornsalad

Welsh Poppy

Bistort

Common Spotted Orchid Leaves

Nettle in bud

Teasel Leaves

White Dead Nettle

Wintercress

Sunday 3 May

Thought we would get wet this morning, it was pouring down at 6am, by the time we set off it look dull with large black clouds, we got to Primrose Hill and the sun had won through.

Debbie was waiting for us and we had a good walk.

Found Dawnie on our way back.

This is on the rucks, this is looking dry even with the rain from the last few days.

First Burnet Rose we have seen.
Columbine in flower - this is a garden throw out - this is it's second year so it is quite happy. Bistort

That delicate little Field Forget Me Not.

Herb Robert

Comfrey this one is still not flowering.

White Dead Nettle

The Wintercress still looking great - I am surprised it is still in one piece.