We visit Woolwich Common (the Royal Borough of Greenwich)

 Wild Flower' Species seen included:

Bird's-Foot (TQ4279 7750) viz.

Black Horehound

Buck's-Horn Plantain

Bulbous Buttercup

Common Chickweed

Common Field-Speedwell

Common Mallow

Common Ragwort

Common Vetch 

Cow Parsley

Creeping Thistle

Cut-Leaved Crane's-Bill

Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill

Green Alkanet

Hairy Tare

Hedge Mustard

Hoary Cress

Mugwort

Oxeye Daisy

Red Dead-Nettle

Ribwort Plantain

Sheep's-Sorrel

Spotted Medick

White Dead-Nettle

Wintercress

and Yarrow

There were quite few Crane Flies out and about including a couple of pairs viz.

Both apparently Tipula vernalis. The eyes of the second pair don't appear to be green but we are assured that all four Crane Flies are Tipula vernalis: a grassland species. The Sightings will be submitted to iRecord.

Walking back to Woolwich we passed by the Ruins of the Garrison Church of St George (the Royal Artillery). The Church was badly damaged during World War II. The Victoria Cross Memorial (centre-piece George and the Dragon) identifies Members of the Royal Artillery decorated in Conflicts from the Crimean War to the middle of World War II.

Before arriving on the Common, we visited the Charlton Cemetery: Wild Flower' Species seen there included:

Bird's-Foot Trefoil

Black Medick

Bulbous Buttercup

Caucasian Stonecrop

Common Ragwort

Cow Parsley

Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill

Field Wood-Rush

Germander Speedwell

Green Alkanet

Groundsel

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Oxeye Daisy

Pearlwort

Red Valerian

Reflexed Stonecrop

Ribwort Plantain

Round-Leaved Crane's-Bill

Sow-Thistle

White Stonecrop

Wood Avens

and Yarrow

We also noted this 'white-thallus' Lichen on the Wall in Cemetery Road. we are hoping to discuss it during this evenings Meeting: