Spotting flowers growing wild in South East UK
Flora of Upper Dove Valley While we were in Derbyshire, we went on a beautiful circular walk in the Upper Dove Valley in the Peak District, starting at the picturesque village of Hartington, towards the remains of the Norman Pilsbury castle (see main photo), across the river and back. We saw very few people on…
Looking back at my photos, it turns out that we visited Fountains Abbey on the same day as Jervaulx Abbey – that was a fab day out! Fountains Abbey is another ruined Cistercian monastery in North Yorkshire. June wildflowers at the Abbey The river Skell runs through the Fountains Abbey grounds and on into Studley…
Flowers amongst Jervaulx Abbey ruins Jervaulx Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire. It was a beautiful calm spot to wander on a sunny June day. Wildflowers and stone I loved the combination of ancient monument with nature. It was good to see Vipers bugloss away from the coast Echium vulgare is…