Wednesday 28 September

Dry Morning.

 Himalayan Balsam - Impatiens glandulifera it's every where and in big patches.

 Holly - Ilex aquifolium these berries will not see Christmas if the birds have anything to do with it.

 Scented Mayweed - Matricaria recutita

 Yellow Iris Seed Pods - Iris pseudacorus

The Snails in the photos below were all on the same plant - even though they are all different colours they are all White Lipped Snails

Arn't they amazing!!

Take Care.

Friday 23 September

Dry Morning - 

Two handsome lads 

 Billy 

 Teddy

Toots was with them but she's a real live wire, a will o'th wisp.

 Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur finally found a tree with a good few acorns on.

Fungi on the rucks

Take Care.

Thursday 22 September

We found this Fungi near the Big Lodge.

Haven't a clue which one.

I loved the colour and shape of the cap.

Take Care.

Monday 19 September

Damp again.

 Heron was still on the Top Lodge

 Along with this young Moorhen

 as I watched it, I notice movement at the reeds - thought it was a snipe but at home looking at the photos realised it wasn't.

 I posted the photos on the http://www.chorleynats.org.uk/  site and soon had the answer, a Water Rail.

 A rather scruffy bedraggled one.

Take Care.

Sunday 18 September

Damp morning.

 Fungi

 Fungi

 Fungi

 Mock-orange - Philadelphus coronarius

 The sun has finally come out and is drying the fences out.

 Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna

 Deer carving

 Orchid in seed

 I took this photo on the Primrose Hill side of Spring Wood - the Roe Deer from Friday's blog must have been stood around this spot, no sign of them today. 

 Weird and wonderful shapes that trees take.

 Tutsan - Hypericum androsaemum

 Steps at the Weir viewing platform.

 The weir certainly speeds the river up.

Locked Gate at the weir.

The very well used village hall.

Take Care.

Saturday 17 September

We got soaked this morning, it never stopped raining.

This was the only interesting part of the walk and that was at the beginning, a bit gory but this is a rare sight and so sad that it had been either stood on or run over. It was a Great Crested Newt at 6 inches in length a mature one.

They are a protected species as they are in decline.

A sad end for a rare creature.

Take Care.

Friday 16 September

Dry Morning and Sue had seen two Roe Deer in Spring Wood.

We made our way to the bottom of Spring Wood, they were still in the area.

This was the bigger of the two - so we presumed mother and young.

They were on the edge of Primrose Hill/Spring Wood we were across the valley and managed to get one photo. 

Later in the afternoon Sue saw a lone male in Spring Wood. So there are at least three about.

Take Care.

Tuesday 13 September

Dry Morning

 Ivy - Hedera helix should be plenty of berries for winter.

 Damson - Prunus domestica ssp. insititia good crop of fruit this year.

 Ash - Fraxinus excelsior 

 Pig sty on the pond field or as I said the other day the pong field.

Dry when I set off to do an errand and stop off to look at a flower at Lower Healey.

 Leeds Liverpool Canal - Froom St Bridge

 Leeds Liverpool Canal - Froom St Bridge

 Bottom Lodge - Lower Healey

 Lower Healey Paths

Horses that looked fed up with their lot, no wonder with the noise from the motorway.

 Top Lodge - Lower Healey

Russian Vine - Fallopia baldschuanica

Take Care.