Pavement' 'Weeds'

The last day of October was Bright and Sunny.

We had intended to catch a Bus Home after wandering around beside the Upper Bedon Stream and on the Holly Hill Open Space but it wasn't to be after we missed a couple of Buses.

However: during the (admittedly short) Walk Home we saw a number of 'Weeds', including (some flowering):

On close inspection, we are inclined to think the Fat Hen above, might just about be flowering!

Our First Butterfly' Sightings in the London Borough of Bexley: 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018

Our First Sightings are Identified for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Pictures are of 2018 Sightings.

Brimstone: 7 April 2015 ~ 17 March 2016 ~ 11 March 2017 ~ 26 March 2018

Brown Argus: 4 June 2015 ~ 24 May 2016 ~ 10 May 2017 ~ 18 May 2018

Clouded Yellow: 18 July 2015 ~ 17 August 2016 ~ 31 July 2017 ~ not seen during 2018

Comma: 9 April 2015 ~ 17 March 2016 ~ 11 March 2017 ~ 14 March 2018

Common Blue: 11 May 2015 ~ 22 May 2016 ~ 2 May 2017 ~ 22 May 2018

Essex Skipper: 25 June 2015 ~ 25 June 2016 ~ 16 June 2017 ~ 29 June 2018

Gatekeeper: 3 July 2015 ~ 6 July 2016 ~ 30 June 2017 ~ 29 June 2018

Green Hairstreak: 28 April 2015 ~ 3 May 2016 ~ 6 April 2017 ~ 19 April 2018

Green-Veined White: 30 March 2015 ~ 2 April 2016 ~ 27 March 2017 ~ 14 April 2018

Holly Blue: 22 April 2015 ~ 4 May 2016 ~ 8 April 2017 ~ 22 April 2018

Large Skipper: 5 June 2015 ~ 8 June 2016 ~ 1 June 2017 ~ 2 June 2018

Large White: 1 May 2015, 30 April 2016 ~ 10 July 2017 (we had previously seen promising Candidates whooshing past but lacked the Confidence to formally Identify any as a Large White) ~ 4 April 2018

Long-Tailed Blue: not seen during 2015 ~ not seen during 2016 ~ not seen during 2017 ~ 29 October 2018

Marbled White: 24 June 2015 ~ 17 July 2016 ~ 16 June 2017 ~ 20 June 2018

Meadow Brown: 18 June 2015 ~ 18 June 2016 ~ 7 June 2017 ~ 8 June 2018

Orange-Tip: 7 April 2015 ~ 12 April 2016 ~ 28 March 2017 ~ 14 April 2018

Painted Lady: 7 June 2015 ~ 5 June 2016 ~ 20 May 2017 ~ 15 June 2018

Peacock: 30 March 2015 ~ 30 March 2016 ~ 9 March 2017 ~ 21 March 2018

Purple Hairstreak: 5 August 2015 ~ 18 July 2016 ~ not seen during 2017 ~ not seen during 2018

Red Admiral: 7 March 2015 ~ 28 March 2016 ~ 28 February 2017 ~ 19 May 2018

Ringlet: 25 June 2015 ~ 24 June 2016 ~ 14 June 2017 ~ 20 June 2018

Silver-Washed Fritillary: not seen during 2015 ~ 23 July 2016 ~ not seen during 2017 ~ not seen during 2018

Small Copper: 4 May 2015 ~ 4 June 2016 ~ 10 May 2017 ~ 20 May 2018

Small Heath: not seen during 2015 ~ 26 May 2016 ~ 20 May 2017 ~ 20 May 2018

Small Skipper: 16 June 2015 ~ 24 June 2016 ~ 10 June 2017 ~ 15 June 2018

Small Tortoiseshell: 7 March 2015 ~ 28 January 2016 ~ 11 March 2017 ~ 22 March 2018

Small White: 7 April 2015 ~ 25 March 2016 ~ 11 March 2017 ~ 5 April 2018

Speckled Wood: 9 April 2015 ~ 6 March 2016 ~ 28 March 2017 ~ 19 April 2018

White Admiral: not seen during 2015 ~ 21 July 2016 ~ 24 June 2017 ~ 23 June 2018

White Letter Hairstreak: 22 July 2015 ~ not seen during 2016 ~ not seen during 2017 ~ not seen during 2018

Footnote: Day-Flying Moths seen during 2018 include: Burnet Companion Moth, Cinnabar Moth, Humming-Bird Hawk-Moth, Mint Moth and Mother Shipton Moth.

Cock's-Foot Grass: on our 'Rarely Seen' List

Cock's-Foot Grass viz.

It occurred to us on seeing a handful of Plants on Blackheath recently that we rarely see Cock's-Foot Grass growing locally. It should surely be relatively common but… Certainly, one for our 'Rarely Seen Wild Flowers' List.

Miniature Worlds

With Wild Flowers generally out of the picture for a few months we like to look at Lichens, Mosses &c. viz. Miniature Worlds.

Recently seen examples: all seen fairly close to Home, include:

We are seeing something of a localised population explosion with the Four-Leaved Allseed on Pavements, Paved Front Gardens &c.: hopefully they will survive the Council Sprayers &c.

We are kindly informed that the Mosses growing amongst and around the Pearlwort are: Bryum dichotomum and Bryum argentium. Thank you...

On a 'Whim', we find ourselves on Blackheath

Intending to travel up to the City of London, we boarded a Railway Train bound for (London) Cannon Street. But on a Whim, we disembarked at Blackheath and boy, were we pleased we did.

We decided to wander across the Heath over to The Royal Standard, Blackheath, and thence catch a Bus Home. Which we did.

We started out seeing some still flowering Ivy viz.

And we found quite a few Wild Flowers (certainly more than we expected), including:

Bristly Oxtongue
Buck's-Horn Plantain viz.

Cock's-Foot viz.

Common Chickweed viz.

Common Orache viz.

Common Ragwort
Common Toadflax
Creeping Thistle viz.

Dandelion viz.

Hedgerow Crane's-Bill viz.

Marsh Cudweed viz.

Mugwort (and Ribwort Plantain) viz.

Red Dead-Nettle
Perennial Wall-Rocket viz.

Trifid Bur-Marigold (spent Seed Heads) viz.

White Dead-Nettle
Wild Carrot viz.

White Clover
Wild Radish viz.

and Yarrow (and Fat Hen) viz.

plus a (pretty) Unidentified Plant: a member of the Carrot Family perhaps??? viz.