A Super Surprise

To the East Wickham Open Space (EWOS) in search of Butterflies &c. We had intended to go on the Bicycle but decided to walk. After a couple of hundred yards we almost turned back to collect the Bicycle but carried on walking.

And, Thank Goodness we didn't, for we would never have found a new population of Spotted Spurge (Grid Reference: TQ474770 or thereabouts and in a different Monad from the one where we first found it during 2017, namely TQ4877) viz.

So now we know why we were discouraged from taking the Bicycle!

Note: the Record has been submitted to the Kent Botanical Recording Group and accepted.

Wild Flower' Species seen (on Roadside Pavements, in Roadside Gutters, in Front Gardens &c.) whilst we walked to and from the EWOS included:

Annual Rocket
Bird's-Foot Trefoil
Black Horehound
Black Medick
Broad-Leaved Everlasting-Pea viz.

Buck's-Horn Plantain viz.

Common Mallow
Common Ragwort
Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill
Herb Robert
Four-Leaved Allseed
Ivy-Leaved Toadflax
Jersey Cudweed
Knotgrass
Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
Pineappleweed
Purple-Leaved Yellow-Sorrel
Red Valerian
Redshank
Red Clover
Ribwort Plantain
Scarlet Pimpernel
Selfheal
Spear Thistle
Spotted Spurge (see above)
White Clover
Wild Carrot
and Willowherb sp.

Butterfly' Species seen on the EWOS:

Brown Argus
Common Blue
Essex Skipper viz.

Green-Veined White
Marbled White viz.

Meadow Brown viz.

Peacock
Ringlet viz.

Small Copper
Small Skipper
and Small White

Wild Flower'Species in flower on the EWOS included: Creeping Thistle, Field Scabious, Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw, Marjoram, Meadow Crane's-Bill, Spear Thistle and Teasel.