Saturday 9 April 2016

We take a Wildflower Walk

With the Sun seemingly trying to break through the Cloud Cover we parked the car at the top of Norman Road North close to the Waste Incinerator and looked around for flowering Plants.

Looking first on the nearby Rough Ground we found:

(assumed) Black Medick viz.


Blackthorn viz.


Bluebell (both Blue and White ~ the Spanish variety we think) 
Bulbous Buttercup
Common Field-Speedwell viz.


Common Sorrel viz.


Cowslip viz.


(assumed) Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill viz.


Forget-me-Not viz.


Grape Hyacinth (Muscari) viz.


Green Alkanet
Lesser Celandine viz.


Oxford Ragwort
Primrose
Purple Archangel (aka Red Dead-Nettle) viz.


Three-Cornered Garlic/Leek
Spotted Medick viz.


Sweet Violet
Sticky Mouse-Ear
Tansy
and White Dead-Nettle

The Stinking Hellebore (on the Kent Rare Plant Register) is now flowered out viz.


Moving on the the Public Footpath that connects Norman Road North to the Thames Path we spotted:

Blackthorn
Bluebell
Common Field-Speedwell
Cowslip
Grape Hyacinth
Green Alkanet
Ground-Ivy viz.


Hawthorn viz.


(assumed) Hedge Mustard viz.



Lesser Celandine
Primrose
Purple Archangel (aka Red Dead-Nettle)
Spring Starflower
Sticky Mouse-Ear
Three-Cornered Garlic/Leek
and White Dead-Nettle

We also spotted a Bee-type Critter visiting a Dandelion viz.


Walking up to and along the Thames Path we noticed:

Annual Mercury (just about flowering)
Bluebell (the Spanish variety we think)
Common Field-Speedwell
Common Chickweed
Cowslip
Cow Parsley
(assumed) Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill
Forget-me-Not
Grape Hyacinth (Muscari)
Green Alkanet
Lesser Celandine
Pot Marigold viz.


Primrose
Purple Archangel (aka Red Dead-Nettle)
Sweet Violet
Three-Cornered Garlic/Leek viz.


White Dead-Nettle
and White Ramping-Fumitory viz.


Walking across the Erith Marshes (aka the Crossness Nature Reserve and Surrounding area) we focused our attention on Birds although to little advantage; that being said we were able to photograph a dear little Great Tit viz.


Also a splendid and rather dear, if albeit, unidentified, Little Critter viz.


After walking through the Norman Road Field we turned up Norman Road North towards the Incinerator and the Car, seeing more Cowslip viz.


Green Alkanet, Lesser Celandine, also some (assumed) Scentless Mayweed and a couple of Unidentified Flowers viz.



And then, on arriving back at the Car, we went home having done the shopping earlier in the morning. And yes; the Sun did break through although shortly after leaving there were few spots of Rain.

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