Spotting flowers growing wild in South East UK
Hay Meadows are a type of grassland Grasslands are an interest of mine These upland hay meadows were a destination of choice for us on holiday this year! It’s chalk grassland where I live and I love it for the sheer diversity of flora. I recently completed a mini biodiversity online course from the Field…
We took the van to Gwynedd for a late summer treat What a beautiful spot – mountains, rivers, beaches, sunsets and a few wildflowers to add to my list! We took Ethel the campervan for a few nights to a great little campsite opposite Portmeirion across the river estuary in the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park….
Flora of Rye Harbour in May I spent three whole days at Sussex Wildlife Trust Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in East Sussex this May. On Day 1 I wandered the reserve with my friend Mercy and did a spot of bird watching in the hides (not bird photography though, I prefer targets that don’t move!)….
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Flowers On the second day of my visit to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in Sussex, I walked out to Camber Castle and the reedbeds at Castle Water. Around the beach Of course there was plenty of sea kale, as seen in the pic above! Herb robert is one of my favourite…
Wildflowers on the Local Nature Reserve in June In May when I visited Seaford Head, a Sussex Wildlife Trust ranger advised that I come back in a few weeks to see the difference, so I took her at her word. You could probably tell from my May post that there is a range of different…
Flora of Eastbourne Sussex This was a lovely day out in June led by expert Matthew Berry who identified many interesting species for us – I don’t take credit for any identifications on this page! Eastbourne is on the south coast of England in East Sussex. Wildflowers near a roundabout We met at the Sovereign…