A glorious day - and a trip out to Borrowdale to look for the nationally scarce and near threatened forked spleenwort. It occurs at ten sites in Cumbria - most of which are fairly inaccessible. We managed to find three specimens on the crag face. Last time I went up Castle Crag the visibility was less than good, so it was nice to see it at its best!
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| Castle Crag. |
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| The path up.... |
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| The hunt for forked spleenwort... |
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| Black spleenwort and maidenhair spleenwort. |
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| Orpine. |
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| Forked spleenwort. |
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| The atmospheric quarry. |
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| More slate. |
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| Spectacular views over Derwentwater towards Skiddaw and Blencathra. |
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| Sunshine in Borrowdale. |
Great finds. By the way, it is orpine, not roseroot. Different species
ReplyDeleteThank you ...have ammended the blog...and will try and remember...
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