Wild Flowers you have seen while out walking....!

Madahhlia · Apr 27, 2014

Zigs said: ↑
Is that the one with the boundary stones marking the ancient hay lots?
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Didn't see those and it wasn't mentioned in the guided talk. However, they make hay in early summer, then graze with cattle from Lammas onward, and have done so for many centuries, so could well be.

Madahhlia · Apr 27, 2014

Yes! And including free meadowsweet foliage!
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Phil A · Apr 27, 2014

Ahh, never heard of it

Marley Farley · Apr 28, 2014

Really lovely there, were there lots in bloom for you.?

strongylodon · Apr 29, 2014

Townsend Nature reserve, a small haven above Swanage.

Early Purple Orchids.

Very small (about 9ins high) and I only found two, Early Spider Orchid, looks similar to the later flowering Bee Orchid and flowers briefly and very erratically.

Phil A · Apr 29, 2014

Nice one Strongy

strongylodon · Apr 29, 2014

It was so easy to miss as it only had the one flower out and was as small as your little finger tip!
I can't see any real resemblance to a Spider though, it does looks more like a Bee.

Lorea · May 6, 2014

Great pics Strongy!! I love the bee orchid ones. I have a few popping up in my lawn, and they fascinate me. Here are some pics taken with my phone camera on last Saturday's afteroon walk. I'd be grateful if someone could tell me what the tiny blue ones and the yellow ones are.

Wood anemone

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Wild rose

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Orchid

Fritillary

Phil A · May 6, 2014

Is that a Pasque Flower? Never seen one

Jenny namaste · May 6, 2014

Lorea said: ↑
I'd be grateful if someone could tell me what the tiny blue ones and the yellow ones are.
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Is the blue one Chinodoxia ?

Lorea · May 6, 2014

It does look similar Jenny but the stamen of the Chinodoxia seem to be yellow or white, whereas these are pure blue. And not sure Zigs if it is pasque flower. The stems are smooth rather than hairy. Strangely on a two hour walk the clump in the photo was the only one I saw, on the side of a hill, on quite an open, south facing site.

nFrost · May 24, 2014

Beverley Westwood, East Yorkshire :

Marley Farley · May 24, 2014

I went for a biodiversity walk last Wednesday evening around some parts of our local common and edge of the woods.. We were looking to see how many Adders tonge fern sites we have now after clearing some areas on the common and I am pleased to say it is making a come back on its own now.. The common is registered as an SSI.. These areas are however extra sensitive at present..This is an Adders Tongue Fern.. They had all but completely disappeared bar one or two in a tiny corner.. Now they are making a come-back on their own.. The common is being poached again as well and that is making a huge difference, as we are working with the graziers.. So our sites are away from that thankfully.. Although we want to see the poaching taking place again we also want to get a happy balance..

Also on the walk we went to the orchid areas and the Spotted orchids were well on the way to coming into bloom..

Ragged Robin, I just love this plant but doesn't survive modern agriculture well..

Ransoms in flower all the way down Plumbers Trench.. Magnificent sight to the eyes..

Comfrey around the Lodge area..

A colourful end to a very good evening..