Milkwort grows on chalk grassland near me I love these tiny blue wildflowers but until recently they’ve been at my limit of photography. Macro images are a big interest of mine and these days you don’t even need a camera! You can get great pics via your mobile using little magnifying attachments or just the…
Category: Nature
Watching nature – birds and bees in my garden, or larger animals further afield.
Cherry blossom time – April in Faversham Kent
Spring camping in the van Last spring we visited Faversham which is on the north Kent coast in the south east of England. We stayed at Painters Farm in the cherry orchard. Cherry blossom field I’d been asking Mike if we could do a few more camp sites with the van where we parked on…
Identifying my first three mosses – Simple!
Seaford mosses In February after enjoying reading Leif Bersweden’s recent book Where the wild flowers grow I followed him on Instagram (@leifbersweden) in time to find him advocating us all having a closer look at mosses (#couchto10mosses). Being early in the year I wasn’t out and about much but I did have a mooch around…
Zante wildflowers in September
Wildflowers spotted in Zakynthos Greece on holiday I was on a family holiday, so not botanising religiously, but I did come across a few things of interest. Sea Squill – Drimia maritima As an amateur gardener, when I saw this substantial plant I assumed it was Foxtail Lily. But I looked it up when I…
Seaford Last Meadow flowers in a dry August
Still some plants in flower Despite being a dry month there were still some species flowering Rosebay Willowherb – Chamaenerion angustifolium Wild Carrot – Daucus carota gall – Keifferia pericarpiicola This was the first time I’d found these little pink balls on Wild Carrot, and I had to look up what they were. Old mans…
Late summer wildflowers of Seaford Head in a dry August
I was up on Seaford Head in August again for the Moon Carrot survey. There were about ten of us and the numbers of Seseli libanotis were good. I haven’t included photos of them here because I did that last year! In 2022 we had a very dry late summer and the Moon carrots were…
August wildflowers near Hayfield in the Peak District
In August we took Ethel the campervan for a long weekend to Hayfield in High Peak, Derbyshire which is directly west of Sheffield and not far from Kinder Scout. The pic above was taken from out of the van window only ten minutes from Sheffield – glorious! It was beautifully lush compared with the arid…
Sussex chalk grassland in July – Gayles farm 2023
This was the second year I counted wildflowers at Gayles Farm So I’ve tried not to take all the same pictures as this time last year! Although I was out with the same two recorders – Colin and Chris, and the horses were still there! Other fauna included a Wasp spider Argiope bruennichi – a…
Wareham Dorset and RSPB Arne flora in June
Flora of Dorset We took Ethel the van for a weekend away last June. We had booked a boat trip to see the few puffins that can be found on the coast nearby during the summer but unfortunately it was cancelled due to high winds. Instead we spent a lovely day rambling over RSPB Arne. June…
Flora of Cheddar Gorge in May
Cheddar ecosystems We visited a variety of different habitats in the Cheddar area We stayed at a campsite which was in walking distance of Cheddar village and the limestone gorge itself. It was the end of May and the weather was lovely for the most part. Sheltered footpaths On the way into the village we…