Sunday, 25 October 2015

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)