Flowers and Voles

Friday, April 15th 2011

The Early Purple Orchid just coming into flower on Monday has been joined by a few others now and they are in full flower.

Early Purple Orchid

Together with Primroses….

Primroses

Violets…..

Dog Violet

Celandines….

Celandine

and Wood Anemones…...

....they are turning the banks of the beck into a riot of colour!

Up on the Wetland the Water Crowfoot has just come into flower as well.

Water Crowfoot

This stayed in flower well into the summer last year.

Also on the Wetland there have been quite a few Water Vole sightings this week. They have been seen swimming around the ponds eating the vegetation. Lapwings have also been spotted.

(1) Comments:

Adley Parker responded on 25th May 2016 with...

Thanks for making such a cool post which is really very well written.

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