Ashes pasture

Ok...so I am way behind with blogs and with three to do from today I'm going to just play catch up later! So today...a trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Ashes Pasture reserve near Ribblehead viaduct. We failed to find the Small-white Orchid, but it was a great site - lovely to see the Globe Flower in amongst the Buttercups - lots of Heath Spotted and some Common Spotted and many Northern Marsh and their respective hybrid orchids. If you are visiting on a weekend I'd recommend parking at Ribblehead and walking down the road ...and lunch at the Station Inn was superb. 

Just nice views as well! 

Looking over the reserve.

Heath Spotted-orchids.

Melancholy Thistle.

Ragged Robin, Globe Flower and Buttercups. 

Pen-y-ghent.

Globe Flowers.