Smardale Gill NNR - today's flora.

What can only be described as a fabulous walk out today ...the new Cumbria Wildlife Trust car park has solved all the parking problems and access to the reserve is easy. The walk, as always, along the old railway line, along the left hand side of Scandal Beck and back along the railway over the viaduct was stunning ...we then walked long the newly opened path to Waitby Greenriggs reserve, but that will be in a few blogs time!

Field scabious, dog rose, bloody cranesbill and common rockrose.

Common rockrose and bloody cranesbill; Guelder rose; wild strawberry; quaking grass;
burnet rose; common wintergreen and bird's eye primrose.

Water crowfoot.

Greater butterfly orchids...

Fragrant orchids - just coming out; northern marsh; twayblade and common spotted orchids.