This Spring we were to have had several groups
visiting us: British birders, general naturalists (co-leading with Chris at Honeyguide Wildlife Holidays UK) and a group of botanists from Denmark, led by veteran botanist
Flemming Thorning -Lund.
It wasn’t to be, but this collection of photographs
taken on walks around my village (none more than a couple of miles from home
except for the roadside Jasonia montana and the field of Verbascum), is meant
as a small consolation, and in the hope that they may inspire all who see them
to visit this wonderful area some day, when it is safe to travel again.
April
Orchis champagneuxii Champagne orchid |
May
Ornithogalum umbellatum Star of Bethlehem |
Bartsia trixago Trixago bartsia |
Saxifraga granulata Saxifrage |
Spergularia purpurea Purple sand spurry |
Helianthemum aegyptiacum a tiny cistus |
Helianthemum angustatum a cistus |
parentucellia latifolia a kind of tiny bartsia |
Paronychia argentea |
Anthyllis lotoides |
3 types of vetch |
Anthyllis vulneraria sbs gandogeri |
Astragalus (or Bisserula) pelecinus |
Astragalus (or Bisserula) pelecinus |
Biscutella didyma Buckler mustard |
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower |
Helianthemum appeninum Rock rose |
Helianthemum appeninum Rock rose |
Hymenocarpos lotoides |
Lupinus angustifolius Blue lupin |
Lupinus hispanicus Spanish lupin |
Meadow |
Orchids under Holm oak |
Orchis mascula Purple orchid |
Orchis mascula Purple orchid - pink |
Silene psammitis subsp. link |
Thapsia villosa Villous deadly carrot in bud |
Thapsia villosa emerging flower |
Thapsia villosa |
Thapsia villosa |
Tuberaria macrosepala |
Tuberaria macrosepala |
Vicia benghalensis Red-tufted vetch |
Vicia tenuifolia Fine-leaved vetch |
woodland edge |
Linnum bienne Pale flax |
Orobanche rapum genistae Greater broomrape |
Tolpis barbata Umbrella milkwort |
Linaria |
Peaceful pond with Turtle dove purring |
Filago carpetana |
Lotus corniculatus Birds-foot trefoil |
Echium vulgare Viper's bugloss Andryala laxiflora and Matricaria recutita Chamomile |
Bartsia trixago Trixago bartsia |
Orobanche minor Lesser broomrape in bud |
Jasonia montana Sheep's-bit |
Jasonia montana Sheep's-bit on roadside |
June
Orobanche minor Lesser broomrape |
Sedum amplexicaule and Thimus zygis |
Sedum amplexicaule Stonecrop |
Andryala integrifolia |
Thapsia villosa with beatles |
Verbascum pulverulentum Hoary mullein |
“Thapsia villosa with beatles” … John and Paul? We Can Work It Out …
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