Some Wildlife Photos and Wild Flower List

A hind looking as if she is ready to give birth

A shrew caught on camera

              
 LIST of WILDFLOWER SPECIES in BARN FIELD(as identified by Ben Hibbens Natural England)

Meadow vetchling (frequent)

Black knapweed (frequent)

Lesser stitchwort (frequent)

Meadowsweet (occasional, locally abundant)

Greater bird’s foot trefoil (occasional, locally abundant)

Tormentil (occasional)

Marsh willowherb (occasional)

Common spotted orchid (I think – I’m never sure on my own with orchids, but the spots were in the right alignment) (rare- a few near the entrance and down the slope below it)

Betony (rare, although lots of it down the slope below the entrance)

Deer Dock Sculpture!

Louise's Beautiful Handpainted Signs

Top of farm track at entrance to Backsbottom Farm

Sign at gate of car park

Turn left before the study centre

Carry on straight ahead -not right to the ford

Gate at High Holme

Orchids

We found some orchids in the barn field --probably common spotted but not very common here!!

They needed some protection from sheep nibbling so we put some sticks around them.

Spring in Roeburndale

May Flowers

Some things to look out for ....(thanks to Alan Charlton for the photos)

View from the top of the fell

You'll pass the fruit trees on the track...with Ingleborough in the background

The steps here lead to the public footpath bridge

The bridge then turn right towards the barn

Path to the barn..

On the bridge..

Winter skies above Roeburndale

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