Purple Loose-strife and Reed Mace
Sunflower and Scentless Mayweed
Ragwort and mixed plants
July 2011
April 2011
Still amazed by the wild flower display this year especially considering that in early April (only 3-4 months ago) a lot of the area was bare earth (pic 5). Be good to keep this kind of diversity as a permanent feature of the nature reserve but that will involve regenerating the land to encourage this abundance of seed rich pioneering species- either through ploughing or grazing.
Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Hobby and Peregrine this evening.
Interesting to see the contrast between April and July - and with the weather, too. It was a darn sight warmer then!
ReplyDeleteFeels and looks like September now- although all the rain probably part of the reason why so much flowering.
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