We travel to Eltham (in the nearby Royal Borough of Greenwich) in Search of Wild Flowers &c.

We decided to catch the Bus to Bexleyheath Station, then catch a Train to Eltham and look around to see what we could find: looking mainly for Wild Flowers. We were also hopeful of finding a Hoverfly or two.

Walking to the Bus Stop to catch the Bus, we noticed a number of Wild Flowers including Jersey Cudweed viz.

Black Bindweed viz.

Pot Marigiold, Henbit Dead-Nettle, Black Nightshade, Black Medick, Pellitory-of-the-Wall, Red Dead-Nettle and Dwarf Mallow viz.

At the Station, we were pleased to see some flowering Broad-Leaved Everlasting-Pea viz.

more Pot Marigold and a single Scarlet Pimpernel.

On arrriving at Eltham Station, we didn't go very far, wandering round the Station Car-Park and the immediate Surrounding area before trotting across the Main Road to wander around the Well Hall Pleasaunce.

We discovered afterwards that we had missed the Woodland Glen in the Pleasaunce with its Bog Garden, and the Wild Flower Meadow: something for another visit perhaps?

[i] Wild Flowers seen in the Station Car Park and Surrounding area included:

Black Horehound
Black Medick
Bristly Oxtongue viz.

Buck's-Horn Plantain
Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)
California Poppy (assumed self-seeded since there are Plants growing in some nearby Private' Gardens) viz.

Charlock
Common Chickweed
Common Field-Speedwell
Common Mallow
Common Ragwort
Creeping Thistle viz.

Dandelion
Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill
Fat Hen
Greater Plantain
Green Alkanet
Groundsel
Lord's-and-Ladies viz.

Mugwort viz.

Pellitory-of-the-Wall
Petty Spurge
Red Dead-Nettle
Ribwort Plantain
Sow-Thistle
White Campion
White Clover
White Dead-Nettle
and Willowherb (American we think)

and [ii] Wild Flowers seen in the Well Hall Pleasaunce included:

Antirrhinum (assumed self-seeded) viz.

Common Mouse-Ear
Common Mallow (we rather hoped it might be Dwarf Mallow but in the absence of any flowers decided it had to be Common Mallow)
Common Ragwort
Gipsywort (introduced?)
Hart's-Tongue Fern
Herb Robert viz.

Ivy-Leaved Toadflax
Mexican Fleabane (assumed self-seeded from introduced Plants) viz.
Nipplewort
Redshank
Water Mint (introduced?)
Water Plantain (introduced?)
Wild Basil (introduced?)
and Yarrow viz.